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Qualitative Evaluation of Change Processes in Multifamily Therapy for Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa

Recruitingn/aAges 6 Years - anyAllAssistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
NCT06091306 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Anorexia nervosa is a characterised disorder which forms part of the wider spectrum of eating disorders. It is a common pathology, particularly in adolescence, with a complex, severe prognosis in both somatic and psychiatric terms, and significant psychosocial consequences, particularly for family relationships. The treatment of anorexia requires a multidisciplinary team of specialists who can offer individual and family-based approaches. International recommendations highlight the encouraging results of family therapy in the treatment of anorexia nervosa in adolescence. Various types of family approach exist, including "Family Based Treatments", which are a specific but highly effective approach, particularly widespread in the United States. Multifamily therapy (MFT), which involves bringing several families together to address the problem of anorexia, has proved effective for several

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: Families who have taken part in a multifamily group on anorexia nervosa, i.e. : * Parents (or any adult identified as a referent by the teenager), teenagers and siblings (over 6 years old) who have taken part in multi-family therapy (people from the teenager's family who have not taken part in the group will not be included), * Adolescents aged 12 to 20, * Adolescents with anorexia nervosa according to DSM5 criteria, * Adolescents treated at the Maison des Adolescents at Cochin Hospital, * Non-opposition of adolescents, their parents and siblings. It will be possible to include in the study a parent or sibling whose adolescent did not wish to take part in the research but who participated in the MFT group. Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to multifamily therapy (i.e. any family situation that makes it impossible to bring parents and children together in family therapy without changing the setting (parents stripped of parental authority, educational removal measure, mediated visits, etc.), * Any patient whose main diagnosis is not anorexia nervosa according to DSM5 criteria. * Patients with an autistic spectrum disorder, a chronic psychotic disorder or an intellectual disability as their primary or secondary diagnosis according to DSM 5. * Participants under curatorship or guardianship * Participants not covered by a Social Security scheme.
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What it tests

  • Psychotherapy
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Where

1 site
University Hospital Cochin, Maison des Adolescents - Youth Department (Maison de Solenn)
Paris, France
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