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Amino Acids, Serotonin, and Body Weight Regulation

NCT00343928 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2017-03-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will assess the behavioral effects of an amino acid mixture thought to influence serotonin function in individuals who have recovered from anorexia nervosa.

Conditions

  • Anorexia Nervosa

Interventions

OTHER

Branched-chain amino acids

Participants will spend approximately 2 weeks in each phase over a 9-week period, during which they will receive an amino acid mixture and the placebo control condition.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • David C. Jimerson, MD · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-06-30
Primary Completion
2008-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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