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Body Composition in Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa

Recruitingn/aAges 12 Years - 18 YearsFemaleIstituto Auxologico Italiano
NCT06800742 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Body Mass Index (BMI) is currently the most widely recommended parameter for identifying underweight subjects. Among eating disorder diseases, anorexia nervosa (AN) is the one with the highest mortality rate and with relapses between 12 and 27%. To date, recovery programs allow approximately 40% of subjects to achieve recovery, 30% demonstrate improvements, and 20% remain chronically affected. These data demonstrate the importance of continuously monitoring changes in weight and body composition of these subjects. Bioelectrical impedance (BIA) is widely used to determine body composition in AN. BIA provides various parameters, such as lean mass (LM), fat mass (FM), total body water (TBW), and phase angle (PhA). Among these parameters, in addition to LM and FM, PhA has also been used to characterize underweight subjects with AN. In addition to the observed relationship between PhA and bod

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: Inclusion Criteria: * Female sex * Age range: 12-18 years * Anorexia nervosa * Hospitalized at the Division of Auxologia, San Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Piancavallo, Italy Exclusion Criteria: * Absence of signed informed consent Adolescents with normal weight: Inclusion Criteria: * Female sex * Age range: 12-18 years * Normal weight Exclusion Criteria: * Absence of signed informed consent
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What it tests

  • Collection of anthropometric and biochemical parameters
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Where

1 site
Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Site Piancavallo
Oggebbio, Italy
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