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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00368667
Date of registration: 24/08/2006
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Public title: Energy Homeostasis in Anorexia Nervosa
Scientific title: Energy Homeostasis in Anorexia Nervosa
Date of first enrolment: April 2000
Target sample size: 120
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00368667
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Time Perspective: Prospective  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Laurel Mayer, MD
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Affiliation:  New York State Psychiatric Institute
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Patients:

Inclusion Criteria:

- DSM-IV diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa

- BMI = 17.5kg/m2 (equivalent to 80% of ideal body weight)

- Medically stable

- Participation in in-patient treatment sufficient to restore patient to a BMI of at
least 19kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

- On medication*

- Current substance abuse or dependence

- History of suicide attempt or other self-injurious behavior within the previous 6
months

- Non-removable metal on/in their body (e.g. metal pacemaker, surgical clips,
metallic-ink tattoos)

Controls:

Inclusion criteria:

- No current psychiatric disorder (including eating disorder, depression, bipolar
disorder, schizophrenia, substance abuse/dependence)

- No history of an eating disorder

- BMI greater than 19kg/m2 and less than 21kg/m2

- Weight stable (+/- 2kg) for the previous 6 months

- No history of excessive or repeated dieting

- No history of excessive exercise (defined as greater than 6 hours/week)

- Regular menstrual cycles

Exclusion criteria:

- On medication*

- Pregnant or lactating

- Significant medical problem

- Non-removable metal on/in their body (e.g. metal pacemaker, surgical clips,
metallic-ink tattoos)

- At the time of testing, subjects will be free of fluoxetine for 6 weeks, and
free of all other medications for a minimum of 2 weeks



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 45 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Anorexia Nervosa
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
DK 02749 (completed)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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