Active clinical trials for "Feeding and Eating Disorders"

Obesity presents a substantial economic burden in Jordan. Binge eating disorder (BED) and food addiction (FA) are the most common eating disorders associated with obesity. BED and FA most therapeutic approach is cognitive-behavioral therapy. Dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5HT) the major neurotransmitter responsible for FA and BED. Daily calorie restriction (CR) and intermittent calorie restriction (ICR) are two forms of diet therapy that can help weight loss. Prolong fasting increases lipolysis and elevates ketones bodies' levels in the brain led to a significant increase in the DA and 5HT. No prior human research has examined the effect of ICR (model 8:16) on DA and 5HT levels and weight reduction on obese with BED and FA. Therefore, A Randomized, controlled trial of 6 weeks follow-up will be used. A sample of 100 obese women will be selected to be randomly assigned to daily CR or ICR, or control group without FA or BED for a period of 6 weeks. Participants will be undergoing nutrition assessment, Anthropometrics assessment, food Addiction assessment (YFAS), binge eating assessment (BEDS-7), and hormonal level (DA&5HT) at baseline and after 6 weeks. The investigators anticipated that CR and ICR (model8:16) will significantly induce DA&5HT level changes and that ICR (model8:16) will be significantly more effective than CR in reducing BED & FA.

The study aims to generate hypotheses about whether a group intervention is effective in reducing motivation to compulsive exercise and/or eating disorder psychopathology when compared with a control group. This will be explored through a Randomized Control Trial.

The aim of this project is to analyze the impact of a psycho-educational group program on the family members and close friends of persons with eating disorders and co-morbid personality disorders.

Women's evermore presence in professional and athletic sports has revealed sound evidence on the existence of female athlete triad among the world's elite female athletes. This triad consists of eating disorders, amenorrhea and osteoporosis. It has been stated that all female athletes are potentially at risk, but it is not clear to what extent those exercising at different levels are at risk of this syndrome/triad. Since the manifestation of this triad is often denied, or under-reported, appropriate screening methods are required to identify the symptoms. There is still no clear-cut information available on the incidence of this triad in Iran. And there are religious and cultural differences between Iran's elite female athletes and those in other countries. Therefore, in order to meet Iranian female athletes' needs, the investigators decided to determine the frequency of the female athlete triad in Iran.

Hypothesis: High-frequency rTMS can significantly reduce craving for food in patients with BED just after the stimulation and also over the one month observation period. Method: The study was designed as a randomized double blind and placebo controlled one. The active group was stimulated by high-frequency rTMS, with the following stimulation parameters: frequency 10 Hz, 1500 pulses, 107 s inter-train, 100% minimal motor threshold and 10 stimulation session. The control group was stimulated by a sham rTMS coil. The FCQ-S and the FCQ-T questionnaires were used to evaluate the food craving.

The goals of this project are to 1) develop training opportunities for master's-level and pre-doctoral psychology students in evidence-based assessment and treatment of adolescent EDs; 2) to provide the healthcare workforce, including licensed health professionals such as primary care physicians and behavioral health interventionists, with knowledge and competence to recognize early symptoms of and intervention strategies for EDs; and 3) to test the efficacy of delivering two evidence-based treatments for adolescent eating disorders, Family Based Treatment (FBT) and Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E), in the home-based setting.

Patients with severe and enduring eating disorders (SEED) are seriously ill and have a low quality of life. In 2014, a special unit based on case management (CM), for patients with SEED (the Eira unit) was started at Stockholm Centre for Eating Disorders, Sweden. Eating disorder is a serious illness that creates a great deal of suffering. Most patients who undergo specialized eating disorder treatment will be healthy, but a small percentage of the patients develop a SEED. SEED patient have gone through numerous of treatments and has been to several specialists units for years as well as they has completed many different therapies without getting fee from the eating disorder (ED). Due to the long term sick in ED the SEED patient is often alone and has difficulties to cope with everyday life situations. SEED patients are a vulnerable patient population with a great suffering and poverty to release the identity of the ED. However, no previous study is done in which patients with SEED themselves describe their own theory about why they are still ill and how specialized eating disorder care has affected them. In the ED field, there is a growing consensus that treatment of patients with SEED needs to be multi-professional, with a focus on improving the patients' social situation, minimizing medical complications, and enhancing quality of life and independence, rather than focusing one-sided on symptom reduction. Is case management a way to help the SEED patients witness a better quality of life? Besides the personal suffering of patients and their families, SEED is also associated with high costs for health care and for society in general.

The purpose of this study is to use data from the Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) to determine the degree of variation in glucose levels of individuals with an eating disorder and type 1 diabetes and only an eating disorder.

Purpose: to examine effects of hatha yoga in treatment of eating disorders. Methods: Participants: patients with DSM-IV Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa or Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified will be invited to participate in this study. Exclusion criteria will be age under 18, serious medical complications, psychosis or increased risk of suicide. Design: randomized controlled single-blinded trial. Intervention: 2 x 90 min weekly group sessions for 12 weeks with hatha yoga. Main outcome measure: reduction in Eating Disorders Examination score. Secondary outcome measures: reduction in body dissatisfaction, depression and anxiety

The current trial aims to investigate the impact of continuous feedback on dropout and outcome in group therapy. The hypothesis is that continuous feedback to patient and therapist on treatment progress and alliance will 1) increase adherence and 2) increase treatment outcome.