Anorexia and sexual dysfunction: new insights from completed study
NCT ID NCT06253403
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed observational study investigated sexual dysfunction in women with anorexia nervosa, comparing them to healthy women. Researchers used questionnaires to measure sexual function and eating disorder symptoms. The goal was to understand how anorexia may affect sexual health.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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122 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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
The subjects within the clinical group are women diagnosed with either AN or a history of anorexia nervosa
- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: clinic group : * adult * women * diagnosis of anorexia nervosa * from Slovakia and Czech Republic control group: * health women * adult * from Slovakia and Czech Republic Exclusion Criteria: clinic group: * healthy women * man * other diagnosis or disorder * other country control group: * presence of some mental illness * other country * man
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tatiana Hess
Bratislava, Slovakia
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