Can intensive day therapy help teens beat anorexia?
NCT ID NCT06218472
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether early, intensive day hospital treatment—with family involvement and multidisciplinary care—can improve outcomes for adolescents with anorexia nervosa compared to standard outpatient care. About 164 teens aged 12-18 with recent-onset anorexia will be enrolled. The goal is to see if this approach reduces hospitalizations and emergency visits over one year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Day hospital treatment (multidisciplinary care including pediatrician, psychiatrist, dietitian, and family sessions)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that early, intensive day hospital care helps teens with anorexia recover faster and reduces hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small study (164 participants) and results may not apply to all patients. The intervention is intensive and may not be feasible everywhere.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 164 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This study will include patients of any gender aged 12 to 18 years and their parents, seen in consultation for anorexia nervosa at the pedopsychiatric unit of the Cochin Hospital, Paris, France.
- Ages
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12 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Adolescents in the age range of 12-18 years and their parents, * First-time consultation at the MDA for anorexia nervosa (according to DSM-5) evolving for less than 12 months, * Adolescents with clinical characteristics suitable for DH care. Exclusion Criteria: * Parents and/or children who do not speak French or cannot read or write, * Patients who have been followed by an eating disorder specialist in the past 12 months (at the MDA or elsewhere) or previously hospitalized for anorexia nervosa, * Patients who have undergone family therapy in the past, * Patients with BMI less than 13 kg/m2 for those under 14 years old, or less than 14 kg/m2 for those over 14 years old at the initial assessment, * Patients with a major psychiatric comorbidity or a metabolic condition interfering with eating or its regulation, * Patients and families in a crisis situation requiring immediate hospitalization.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Maison de Solenn Maison des Adolescents, Cochin Hospital
RECRUITINGParis, IDF, 75014, France
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