Shorter hospital stays with day treatment may help kids with anorexia recover better
NCT ID NCT04479683
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether children aged 8-13 with early onset anorexia nervosa can be treated with a shorter hospital stay followed by day treatment (going home at night) instead of staying in the hospital full-time. The goal is to see if this approach works just as well for weight gain and is easier for kids and families. About 88 children will take part, and their progress will be tracked for one year.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 88 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2021
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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8 to 13 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Anorexia Nervosa according to diagnostic mental disorders(DSM 5) criteria; * Age at diagnosis 8 to 13 years inclusive; * Indication for full-time hospitalisation according to supreme health authority (HAS 2010) criteria, see appendix; * First hospitalization in the Eating Disorders (ED) unit of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department at Robert Debré Hospital. * Informed consent of the holder(s) of parental authority * Patient affiliated to a social security Exclusion Criteria: * Other early onset eating disorders (ARFID to DSM 5 criteria) ; * Underlying unbalanced somatic disease (especially gastroenterological); * Psychiatric indication for continued hospitalisation (in particular significant suicidal risk according to the psychiatric criteria for full-time hospitalisation for anorexia nervosa of the HAS, 2010, cf. appendix) * Environmental indication for continued full-time hospitalization according to the HAS environmental criteria for full-time hospitalization for anorexia nervosa, 2010, cf. appendix) ; * History of full-time hospitalisation in our ED unit.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Robert Debré
RECRUITINGParis, 75019, France