Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults (MANTR-a)
Anorexia Nervosa, Anorexia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Anorexia Nervosa focused on measuring Treatment, Psychotherapy, Young Adult, Adolescence
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- ICD-10 diagnosis of anorexia nervosa (F50.0) or atypical anorexia nervosa (F50.1).
Exclusion Criteria:
- life-threatening AN requiring immediate inpatient treatment as defined by NICE (2017)
- insufficient cognitive ability
- insufficient knowledge of German language to understand the treatment
- severe mental or physical illness that needs treatment on its own (e.g. psychosis)
- substance abuse
- pregnancy
Sites / Locations
- Medical University of Vienna, Dep. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
No Intervention
MANTR-a group
control group
Patients who are in the MANTR-a group attend the MANTR-a treatment program, which consists of 20 once-weekly therapy sessions. Caregivers can be invited to 2 sessions. After 20 weeks, therapy continues with four monthly booster-sessions. In sum, each patient (whose bodyweight is above the 3rd BMI percentile) can attend 24 therapy sessions. In patients whose bodyweight is below the 3rd BMI percentile treatment will be extended to 30 once-weekly and 4 monthly booster sessions. Besides therapy the patients are in nutritional consultation by a dietician and under regular medical care to monitor the physical health and weight gain. Patients who who have already an existing psychotherapy are attached to the control group.
Patients of the control group receive treatment as usual (TAU). It consists of medical care and monitoring, psychotherapy in a single or family setting, parents counselling and dietetics.