Could a 5-Day therapy help treat anorexia? new trial launches
NCT ID NCT06497101
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a new 5-day outpatient therapy called Temperament Based Therapy with Support (TBT-S) can help reduce eating disorder symptoms in adults with anorexia nervosa. 120 participants will either receive TBT-S plus their usual care or usual care alone. Researchers will compare symptom changes over 3 and 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Temperament Based Therapy with Support (TBT-S) - a 5-day behavioral therapy program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a short, intensive outpatient therapy option that improves eating disorder symptoms for people with anorexia nervosa.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial (120 participants) testing a novel therapy, and it's not yet compared against other active treatments. Results may not apply to all patients, and the therapy requires a support person to participate.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Age ≥18, all genders * A Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) diagnosed anorexia nervosa disorder (F50.0, F50.01, F50.02, also including F50.9 - atypical anorexia nervosa) * Willingness to have Support(s) participate in treatment * Medically stable Exclusion Criteria: * Intellectual developmental disorder or intellectual disability; psychotic disorder or other psychopathology that may affect or prevent participation in the study * diagnosed alcohol or other substance use disorder within 3 months prior to study initiation * ongoing inpatient treatment at the time of study enrollment (participants currently in inpatient care must be discharged and engaged in outpatient treatment before participating in the TBT-S week
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oslo University Hospital, Regional Department for Eating Disorders
RECRUITINGOslo, Norway
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