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Study of Refeeding to Optimize iNpatient Gains
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT02621229
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of lower calorie refeeding versus higher calorie refeeding in hospitalized adolescents with anorexia nervosa.
Official Title
Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial of Refeeding in Anorexia Nervosa
Stanford Investigator(s)
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
* diagnosis of AN
* atypical AN
* no hospital admissions for the previous six months
* meet hospitalization criteria: daytime heart rate (HR) \< 50 bpm or night time HR \< 45 bpm, blood pressure (BP) \<90/45 mmHg, temperature \< 35.6° C, or symptomatic orthostasis defined by increase in HR \> 35 bpm or decrease in systolic BP \> 20 mmHg or decrease in diastolic BP \> 10 mmHg from lying to standing
Exclusion Criteria:
* diagnosis of bulimia nervosa \[DSM-5\]
* currently in remission (as defined by weight and EDE-Q score)
* admission for food refusal without malnutrition
* current pregnancy
* chronic disease (e.g. immune/endocrine disorders, pulmonary, cardiac, or renal disease)
* current suicidality or psychosis
* \< 60% mBMI
Intervention(s):
other: Higher Calorie Refeeding
other: Lower Calorie Refeeding
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Anna Kreiter
646 335-3035