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Treatment of Anxiety and Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescents

NCT01933243 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2018-04-23

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Summary

Adolescents with anorexia nervosa frequently have associated anxiety, and standard medications used for anxiety are unhelpful when patients are malnourished. This is a 12 week trial examining the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of fish oil nutritional supplements for anxiety in adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Fish oil

Participants will take 4 capsules daily

DRUG

Placebo pill

Participants will take 4 capsules daily

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Andrea Bonny

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrea Bonny, MD · Nationwide Children's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-08-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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