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Why do so many anorexia patients relapse after leaving the hospital?

NCT ID NCT04046926

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Villa Garda Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study followed 118 women with anorexia nervosa after they left the hospital with a healthy weight. Researchers wanted to see how many would relapse within the next 20 weeks and why. The goal is to find ways to improve treatment and reduce the chance of relapse after discharge.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this study could help doctors understand why some patients relapse after hospital treatment for anorexia, leading to better follow-up care to prevent relapse.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test any new therapy. The findings may not apply to all patients with anorexia.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

118 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2020

Finished

Dec 2024

Lead sponsor

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.

Who is studied

The sample includes patients with anorexia nervosa who will be recruited from consecutive referrals to the eating disorder inpatient unit of Villa Garda Hospital (Northern Italy).

Ages

13 to 65 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

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: 1. Female 2. Age \>= 13 years and \<= 65 years 3. Meeting diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa at inpatient admission 4. Full response (i.e., Body Mass Index (BMI) \>= 18.5 kg/m2 and Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) global score \< 2.77) at discharge 5. Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Acute psychotic disorders 2. Active substance abuse 3. Meeting diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa 4. Medical complication that may hamper the interpretation of results (medical condition that causes weight changes) 5. Absence of medical treatment (drugs) that may hamper the interpretation of results 6. Pregnancy or plan to get pregnant

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anorexia nervosa Recurrence

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Anorexia nervosa

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Department of Eating and Weight Disorders, Villa Garda Hospital

    Garda, Italy, 37016, Italy

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