Perception and Representation of Internal Body in Anorexia Nervosa

Overview

This study focuses on representations of the interior of the body and interoceptive awareness in women with anorexia nervosa in comparison with women without eating disorders.

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Non-Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Other
    • Masking: None (Open Label)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: March 25, 2019

Interventions

  • Behavioral: perceptive tests
    • many tests are realized: a drawing of the interior of the body a heartbeat detection test an ischemia induction test many scales: Eating Attitude Test; Body Awareness Questionnaire; Body Shape Questionnaire; Hospital Anxiety and Depression; Questionnaire de Satisfaction Corporelle et de Perception Globale de Soi

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: Anorexia
    • Subjects with anorexia nervosa
  • Active Comparator: Control
    • Subjects without eating disorders

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • drawing
    • Time Frame: At inclusion
    • Number and nature of organs drawn

Secondary Measures

  • IAI
    • Time Frame: At inclusion
    • interoceptive awareness index
  • Time
    • Time Frame: At inclusion
    • time to obtain a score of 3 on the analogue visual scale at the ischemia induction test

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Anorexia Nervosa according to DSM-5 – aged above than 14 – BMI between 14 and 18.5 for adults or less than the reference age by age for minors Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable to understand the tests, poor understanding of the French language – Mental retardation – Severe psychiatric comorbidity (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia) – Lesion or pathology of the upper limbs – Pregnancy – Absence of social protection – Hospitalization under duress

Gender Eligibility: Female

Minimum Age: 14 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Centre Hospitalier Esquirol
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Principal Investigator: Aude Paquet, PhD – Centre Hospitalier Esquirol

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