Anorexia Nervosa and Brain in Adolescence
ConditionAnorexia Nervosa
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age16-19
SponsorKuopio University Hospital
About this trial
Aims of this follow-up study are to investigate effects of anorexia nervosa on brain structure and functions in adolescence.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
None
Trial population
Target study population is 50 participants. Study group (25 participants) are recruited from North Savo wellbeing services, Adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic. Control group (25 participants) are recruited from Kuopio restrict lower and upper secondary schools.
Trial design
Design model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Observational study methods
Other interventionNeuroimaging, body compostion, laboratory tests and psychiatric interview in study and in control groups.
Treatment groups
50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Study group1 intervention
Group B: Control Group1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Neuroimaging
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) combined with electroencephalogram (EEG)
Time frame
Baseline and at 3 years' follow-upSecondary outcomes
1
Neuroimaging
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Time frame
Baseline and at 3 years' follow-upOther outcomes
1
Psychiatric evaluation
Self-rated questionnaires measuring somatic and mentalh health (such as EDE-Q, BDI, substance use measurements) and structured psychiatric diagnostic interview (SCID)
Time frame
Baseline and at 3 years' follow-up2
Body composition measurement
InBody body composition measurement (non-invasive method to measure information about the quantity and segmentation of muscle, bone and fat tissue in body and about your basal metabolic rate)
Time frame
Baseline and at 3 years' follow-up3
Laboratory tests
Blood sample (markers describing undernourishment, more precise description before study)
Time frame
Baseline and at 3 years' follow-upLocations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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