NCT06874348

Functional MRI During Resting State in Patients with Eating Disorders

Functional MRI During Resting State in Patients with Eating Disorders: a Longitudinal Prospective Study on Neuropsychopathological Correlates

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 12 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Anorexia Nervosa
• Bulimia Nervosa

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	structural and functional MRI	structural and functional MRI

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-24
• Primary completion: 2026-10-01
• Completion: 2026-10-01
• First posted: 2025-03-13
• Last updated: 2025-03-13

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Italy