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Can At-Home exercise help anorexia patients? small study tests feasibility

NCT ID NCT05803707

Symptom relief Sponsor: University Hospital, Grenoble Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This pilot study tested whether a home-based, supervised exercise program is acceptable and safe for 36 women with anorexia nervosa. Participants were asked to complete 8 weekly exercise sessions at home. The study measured how many people joined and finished the program, their satisfaction, and changes in weight, self-esteem, and quality of life. It is a small, early-stage study focused on feasibility, not on proving the program works.

What this could mean

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Active substance
home-based adapted physical activity sessions
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that a structured, at-home exercise program is a safe and acceptable way to help improve quality of life and self-esteem in people with anorexia nervosa.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study (36 people) focused on feasibility, not effectiveness. It may not show clear benefits, and results may not apply to all patients with anorexia.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

36 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2023

Finished

Aug 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 60 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Female gender * Age between 18 and 60 years * Subjects able to give informed consent * Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa * BMI \< 18.5 kg/m2 * Affiliated in a social security plan * Having given informed consent to the research Exclusion Criteria: * Indication for in-patient care or BMI \< 12 kg/m2 * Subject presenting a contrindication to the practice of an adapted physical activity * Anorexia nervosa in partial or complete remission for more than 1 year * Patient unable, for technical or any other reason, to connect via the Internet for tele-monitoring and/or tele-rehabilitation * Persons concerned by the articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the public health code * Subjects who cannot be contacted in case of emergency * Subjects in a period of exclusion from another study

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anorexia nervosa

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anorexia nervosa

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cécile BETRY

    Grenoble, France

  • Pr GUILLAUME Sébastien

    Montpellier, France

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