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Study of Food Aversion in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa

NCT03100656 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2026-03-31

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Summary

This study uses a meal-challenge protocol to assess if patients with anorexia nervosa show a differential metabolism in response to food in comparison to healthy controls. This study determines how heritable and biochemical factors influence food metabolism in anorexia nervosa in order to develop more effective treatment strategies.

Conditions

  • Anorexia Nervosa

Interventions

OTHER

A breakfast sandwich

A meat-based breakfast sandwich

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Pei-an (Betty) Shih, MPM, PhD · University of California, San Diego

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-10
Primary Completion
2027-06-01
Completion
2027-12-31

Countries

  • United States
  • Canada

Study Locations

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