A Phase 4 interventional study of Physiotherapy Adapted Program and Evaluation and Control in Anorexia Nervosa, sponsored by Universidad de Murcia. Completed at 1 site in Spain. Open to female participants aged 12 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-05-23.
Sponsored by Universidad de Murcia · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric pathology with several somatics consequences that increase the vital risk. The prevalence in AN is between 0.9-3% and AN has the most elevated mortality in the psychiatric pathologies (10% in the hospitalized patients).
The collateral effects by several undernourishment has been studied but the autonomy and muscle strength research is insufficient.
Physiotherapy research study body image, basic body awareness therapy, relaxation and quality of life.
OBJETIVE: Develop a physiotherapy program to increase muscle strength and quality of life in anorexia nervosa hospitalized patients.
METHOD: 4 weeks of adapted exercises (3 days/week) in anorexia nervosa patients with body max index under 16 in interventional group.
And evaluation program once a week in interventional group and control group.
411 studies on the registry are indexed under Anorexia; 67 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 26 is below the median of 41 across 287 interventional studies indexed under Anorexia.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Mobilizations and exercises training Respiratory exercises Body image exercises
Other: Physiotherapy Adapted Program · Diagnostic Test: Evaluation and Control
Muscle strength evaluation and Eating behavior evaluation and Quality of life
Diagnostic Test: Evaluation and Control
3 days / week mobilisations and respiratory exercises and body image exercises
Also known as: Adapted exercises
Manual muscle test MRC score, peak-expiratory-flow test, hand strength test, 6 minutes walking test, SF-36, EDI-3 and EDQOL
Strength
Muscle strength with Manual Muscle Test MRC Scale (0 no articular motion/no muscle contraction. 5 complete articular motion/normal muscle resistance) and hand strength in kilogrammes and Peak Expiratory Flow level in litres/minute
Time frame: 4 weeks
Resistance
Cardiopulmonary function with six minute walking test. Calculate the distance walked in 6 minutes in metres.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Life
The Short Form Health Survey test (SF-36) is a patient-reported survey of patient health. Spanish version with 36 questions. Eating Disorders Quality of Life test (EDQOL) is a simple questionnaire with 25 questions (9 psychological, 6 physical/cognitive, 5 financial, 5 work/school).
Time frame: 4 weeks
Behavior
Eating disorders inventory (EDI-3). This test is a self-report questionnaire used to assess the presence of eating disorders. The test has 12 items: 3 items specific of eating disorders (thinness obsession, bulimia, body dissatisfaction) and 9 psychological items (self esteem, personal alignment, interpersonal insecurity, interpersonal distrust, deficit introspective, emotional disturbance, perfectionism, asceticism, fear of maturity)
Time frame: 4 weeks
Others
Biological data (potassium, transaminases), weight in kilogrammes and body mass index (kg/m2)
Time frame: 4 weeks
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