Clinical Trial: Body Image Therapy in Anorexia Nervosa

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Body Image Therapy in Anorexia Nervosa

Brief Summary: The purpose of the study is to test a new procedure of body image therapy in anorexia nervosa, using the anamorphic micro software.

Detailed Summary:

Anorexia nervosa is a severe psychiatric disorder, with high level of mortality and hospitalization is often necessary for the treatment of severe and/or chronic cases.

Anorexic patients often experience a serious disturbance in body and their own shape perception. Body image work should be enhanced in the treatment of anorexia nervosa.

The aim of the study is to test a new body image therapy using the anamorphic Micro software.

Ten sessions of assessment of the patient's own shape and of correction of distorted perceptions of body size with Anamorphic Micro software will be compared to ten sessions of body image therapy as usual.

French 100 anorexia women hospitalized in a specialized Eating Disorder Unit will participate to the study, randomized in 2 arms :

  • Body image therapy with Anamorphic Micro software
  • Body image therapy as usual

Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier St Anne

Current Primary Outcome: Body Shape Questionnaire [ Time Frame: after the 10 sessions of body image therapy ]

Body Shape Questionnaire Score after the 10 sessions of body image therapy


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Centre Hospitalier St Anne

Dates:
Date Received: September 20, 2011
Date Started: December 2011
Date Completion:
Last Updated: February 11, 2016
Last Verified: February 2016