Drugs Experience for Adolescents With Anorexia

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age12+
SponsorAssistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to access to the experiences of adolescents, their parents and healthcare professionals regarding psychotropic drugs in anorexia nervosa.

No preconceived ideas (according to qualitative methods) but a question: what are the participants' perceptions and experiences of psychotropic drugs in anorexia nervosa? In an adolescent medicine department.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Aged 12 to 25 years

Suffering from anorexia nervosa (restrictive or mixed) according to DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) criteria

Received psychotropic drugs (antidepressant treatment and/or APA) during their care, either ongoing or discontinued before this study started

Disqualifiers

Atypical eating disorder that does not meet the DSM-5 criteria for restrictive or mixed anorexia nervosa

BMI<15

Prescription of an antidepressant other than an SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor)

Prescription of an APA for the indication of psychotic symptoms

Trial population

Adolescent medicine department in Cochin hospital

Trial design

Design model

Other

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Semi-structured interviews with visual mediations

    Other intervention

    Semi-structured interviews with visual mediations / An hour-long interview

  • Semi-structured interviews

    Other intervention

    Semi-structured interviews

Treatment groups

90 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Adolescents1 intervention
Group B: Parents1 intervention
Group C: Healthcare professionals1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Semi-structured interview

Themes describing adolescent experiences regarding psychotropic drugs in anorexia nervosa - Emergence of themes describing participants' experience from analysis of qualitative interviews (with Interpretative Phenomenology Analysis methodology)

Time frame
Day of inclusion

Secondary outcomes

1

Semi-structured interview

Themes describing parents experiences regarding psychotropic drugs for their children suffering from anorexia nervosa - Emergence of themes describing participants' experience from analysis of qualitative interviews (with Interpretative Phenomenology Analysis methodology)

Time frame
Day of inclusion
2

Semi-structured interview

Themes describing healthcare professionals experiences regarding psychotropic drugs for adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa - Emergence of themes describing participants' experience from analysis of qualitative interviews (with Interpretative Phenomenology Analysis methodology)

Time frame
Day of inclusion

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Lead sponsor

URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin

Collaborator