An observational study in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, sponsored by Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS. Recruiting at 2 sites in Italy. Open to female participants aged 12 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-03-13.
Sponsored by Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS · Observational
Among 30 studies in Anorexia Nervosa with a site in Italy — 10 open to participants now, 11 under way, none of them phase 3. Anorexia Nervosa · Italy.
Among the 30 studies in Anorexia Nervosa with a site in Italy, this one is the 12th largest by planned enrollment of the 18 observational ones that give a count, is one of 11 that started in 2024, is one of 18 observational ones, reaches primary completion later than 6 of the 10 other live ones, and was the 25th registered.
469 studies on the registry are indexed under Anorexia Nervosa; 127 are open to participants now.
Browse Anorexia Nervosa studies →10 of the 30 studies in Anorexia Nervosa with a site in Italy are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:
Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica · Sites in Italy
Ages 15–40 · Healthy volunteers
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA · Sites in Italy
Ages 14–65 · Healthy volunteers
Istituto Auxologico Italiano · Sites in Italy
Ages 16–65
University of Padova · Sites in Italy
Ages 14+ · Women only
Istituto Auxologico Italiano · Sites in Italy
Ages 18–80
A study can be open while its sites in Italy have not opened yet or have stopped. Only those recruiting at a site in Italy →
Of the 83 Anorexia Nervosa studies recruiting now, 18 (22%) set no upper age limit and 61 (73%) stop at 75 or younger; 48 take children under 18; 26 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 12 Years to 40 Years · female · no healthy volunteers.
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30 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.
First in 2010; this study’s year is marked. 11 started in 2024.
By drug class, each counting the studies that test any of its medicines:
This study's planned enrollment of 50 is below the median of 78 across 142 observational studies indexed under Anorexia Nervosa.
Median enrollment 74 across the 12 interventional studies, 60 across the 18 observational. Of the 16 that completed or were terminated, 0 (0%) have results posted.
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None of the 30 has an industry lead sponsor. The 10 most frequent:
Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS is the lead sponsor of 78 studies on the registry; 55 are open to participants now.
Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS has 1 study filed under Anorexia Nervosa — fewer than ten, so there is no comparison to draw.
3 of the studies in Anorexia Nervosa with a site in Italy that are under way reach primary completion within a year, 0 of them phase 3. Phase 3 first, then by date:
| Study | Primary completion |
|---|---|
| NCT07289581Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria CareggiEffect of Treatment With Butyric Acid in Anorexia Nervosa | 2026-11-12 |
| NCT07106645University of PadovaIntermittent Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Right Parietal Lobe in Anorexia Nervosa | 2027-01-15 |
| NCT07295470Istituto Auxologico ItalianoSleep and Activity For Eating Disorders | 2027-05 |
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Among the 30 studies in Anorexia Nervosa with a site in Italy, from their registry updates:
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The goal of this observational study is to learn if clinical and neurophysiological characteristics dynamics may follow similar trends in a longitudinal characterization of patients with a diagnosis of an eating disorder.
The primary hypothesis is that the reversal of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) baseline alternations is positively associated with symptomatic amelioration.
The secondary hypothesis is that the degree of (f)MRI baseline alternations is positively associated with symptoms.
Participants will be asked to complete psychometric questionnaires, perform a fMRI and be recalled at 12 months for a follow-up.
Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia Nervosa patients between 12 and 40 years old
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Exclusion Criteria:
Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
The American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental health diagnoses. DSM-5 (2013, revised as DSM-5-TR in 2022) replaced DSM-IV, and some studies still name the older edition. “Meets DSM criteria for …” means diagnosed by that edition’s diagnostic criteria, usually by a clinician in an interview.
DSM diagnostic criteria
The American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental health diagnoses. DSM-5 (2013, revised as DSM-5-TR in 2022) replaced DSM-IV, and some studies still name the older edition. “Meets DSM criteria for …” means diagnosed by that edition’s diagnostic criteria, usually by a clinician in an interview.
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Diagnostic Test: structural and functional MRI
Diagnostic Test: structural and functional MRI
Diagnostic Test: structural and functional MRI
Diagnostic Test: structural and functional MRI
structural and functional MRI
Change in cortical thickness
Time frame: baseline, 12 months post-enrollment
Weight restoration
Time frame: baseline - 12 months post-enrollment
Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) score
Time frame: Baseline - 12 months post enrollment
Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) score
Time frame: baseline, 12 months post-enrollment
Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC)
Time frame: Baseline - 12 months post-enrollment
Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) psychometric score
Time frame: Baseline - 12 months post-enrollment
Change of measure of interhemispheric connectivity between corresponding areas in fMRI (Voxelwise Homotopic Connectivity - VMHC)
VMHC is a measure of interhemispheric connectivity between corresponding areas in fMRI. VMHC measures the level of symmetry, or correlation, between left/right pairs of voxels or brain areas.
Time frame: baseline, 12 months post-enrollment
Change in Regional Homogeneity (ReHo) index
Time frame: baseline, 12 months post-enrollment
Chiange in amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) and fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) of the blood oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) signal in fMRI data
Time frame: baseline, 12 months post-enrollment
Change in connection degree between each node and other nodes (Degree of Centrality - DC) in the network in the brain.
Time frame: Baseline - 12 months post-enrollment
Plan to share: No
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Started Oct 2024 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Oct 2026, 24 months after the start.
Of 56 non-industry observational studies under Anorexia Nervosa, half reached primary completion within 38 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 16 and three quarters within 72. This study's planned 24 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 56 studies reached it within 38 months; a quarter within 16 and three quarters within 72.
How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.
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