Status:

RECRUITING

Comparing Neural Responses to Food Images in EDNOS Patients and Healthy Controls Using fMRI

Lead Sponsor:

Uppsala University

Conditions:

Eating Disorders

Eligibility:

FEMALE

13-18 years

Brief Summary

Currently, there is not a robust, testable neural model available that sufficiently explains the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa (AN) a severe, often fatal, adolescent-onset eating dis...

Detailed Description

Adolescents with eating disorders have debilitating cognitive disturbances that impact on their social, educational and physical health. One cognitive trait that is found to form core cognitive distur...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Females
  • Age 13 - 18 yrs
  • Right handed
  • For controls: BMI within the "normal" range
  • For patients: Be admitted to treatment for an eating disorder

Exclusion

  • On medication
  • Suffering from any other illnesses
  • Left handed
  • Metal implants which can impact the fMRI image
  • Severe claustrophobia
  • Pregnancy
  • Smoker
  • Regular alcohol drinker

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2011

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01882023

Start Date

May 1 2011

End Date

December 1 2027

Last Update

November 30 2023

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Röntgenavdelningen, Uppsala Academic Hospital

Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden, 751 24