Can family therapy help teens beat anorexia? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06711783
First seen May 01, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 8 times
Summary
This study is testing a type of family-based therapy for teenage girls with anorexia. The therapy involves the whole family in treatment. Researchers want to see if it helps girls recover and no longer meet the criteria for an eating disorder. Sixty participants are being recruited.
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Orebro eating disorder unit
RECRUITINGÖrebro, S-70185, Sweden
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What this could mean
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Active substance
family-based therapy (Maudsley model)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that family-based therapy helps teenage girls recover from anorexia and stay well.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early study with only 60 participants and no control group, so results may not apply broadly. Relapse is possible.
Conditions
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