NCT04095741

Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Minors With Anorexia Nervosa in Remission

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 34 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

With this investigation, researchers wil look for a link between the appearance of anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorders in minors. Previous studies made clear already that patients with anorexia nervosa show elevated characteristics of autism spectrum disorder, when being meassured in adults and in patients in the acute fase of their anorexia nervosa. The purpose of this invenstigation is to see if their is also an elevated incidence of characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in minors with anorexia nervosa in remission.

Detailed description

34 patients who are still minors and were previously treated in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department (PAika) of the University Hospital in Brussels, will be contacted to ask if they would volunteer in this investigation. If the minors and their parents give their permission, they will be asked to fill in multiple questionnaires, measuring the current symptoms of anorexia nervosa, characteristics of autism spectrum disorder and global functioning of the minors. The questionnaires will be send and returned by post.

Conditions

• Anorexia Nervosa
• Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Questionnaires	Filling in questionnaires of general functioning and symptomes of anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorders will demanded to children and their parents. The children all have a history of anorexia nervosa.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-10-01
• Primary completion: 2020-03-31
• Completion: 2020-03-31
• First posted: 2019-09-19
• Last updated: 2019-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium