Clinical Trial: Lung Function Tests in Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Lung Function Tests in Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa

Brief Summary: The investigators hypothesize that lung function would be adversely affected at the hypocaloric stage of adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa.

Detailed Summary: Anorexia Nervosa in adolescents holds adverse effects on different body systems as the cardiovascular, central nervous, endocrine, bone and gastrointestinal systems. There is paucity of information regarding the adverse effects of this tenacious illness on the lungs of adolescents at the hypocaloric stage of their illness. Based on previous clinical observations we postulate that lung function tests would be adversely effected by the hypocaloric nutrition of adolescents with anorexia nervosa and that they may improve during short refeeding in an inpatient setting of a general pediatric ward. To examine our hypothesis we would check lung function by various parameters of adolescents suffering from AN and a control group of adolescents.
Sponsor: Bnai Zion Medical Center

Current Primary Outcome: Lung function tests at admission of adolescents with anorexia nervosa [ Time Frame: On addmission to the pediatric ward ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Lung function tests at discharge of adolescents with anorexia nervosa [ Time Frame: On discharge from the pediatric ward ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Bnai Zion Medical Center

Dates:
Date Received: July 20, 2009
Date Started: September 2008
Date Completion: December 2009
Last Updated: July 20, 2009
Last Verified: July 2009