Phosphorus pills may change bone hormone in anorexic teens
NCT ID NCT02812134
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 30 undernourished teens with anorexia, aged 11 to 17, to see how taking oral phosphorus supplements for 6 months changes a hormone called FGF23, which helps control phosphate and vitamin D levels. The goal was to understand the link between phosphorus intake and FGF23, not to treat anorexia. Results could guide future research on bone health in malnourished teens.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oral phosphorus supplements (Phosphoneuros®)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand how phosphorus affects bone-related hormones in undernourished teens with anorexia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It is exploratory and does not test a treatment for anorexia itself.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2016
- Finished
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Jun 2017
- 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
anorexic patients
- Ages
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11 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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 aged from 11 to 17 * Follow-up or hospitalisation for anorexia * Overt undernutrition (clinical signs of undernutrition, body mass index and the Waterlow index) * Social security coverage Exclusion Criteria: * Known pre-existing renal disorders * Known constitutional disorders of phosphate-calcium metabolism * Adult patients, legal guardianship, incarceration
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens
Amiens, 80054, France
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