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Adapted Physical Activity in the Treatment of Anorexia:

NCT05477537 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 220

Last updated 2025-08-28

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Summary

People with anorexia nervosa are known to engage in significant physical activity or sports. This practice is problematic because of the state of malnutrition, its interference with re-nutrition and the somatic and nutritional complications that the effect of physical activity can cause in these people. This significant physical activity is also called hyperactivity in the literature, it is in fact a problematic use of physical activity, it is a symptom commonly observed in people suffering from anorexia nervosa (in 31 to 80% cases).

In this context, Ms. Kern lecturer in Sciences and Techniques of Physical and Sports Activities (STAPS) at the University of Paris Nanterre has developed in collaboration with the clinical team (Pre Godart) an adapted physical activity program (APA) , for patients suffering from anorexia nervosa. The APA program includes 8 sessions of 1h30 including an important part of psychoeducation. The effectiveness of this program will be evaluated in terms of both restoration of body mass index and improvement in overall health.

The project's hypothesis is that adding a standardized 8-week Adapted Physical Activity program to the usual care, including psychoeducation on both problematic physical activity and the consequences in terms of good practice of physical activity leads to a better outcome of overall care in people with anorexia nervosa.

Conditions

  • Anorexia Nervosa

Interventions

OTHER

Adapted physical activity program

subjects with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) involved in a day hospital or an inpatient program following HAS guidelines for anorexia nervosa treatment (treatment as usual) who will receive in addition an adapted physical activity program (one lesson per week, during 8 weeks) Adapted Physical Activity program, including psychoeducation on both problematic physical activity and consequences in terms of physical activity good practice leads to a better outcome among persons suffering from anorexia nervosa.

OTHER

Treatment as usual group

Subjects with Anorexia Nervosa involved in a day hospital or an inpatient program following HAS guidelines for AN treatment (treatment as usual)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondation Santé des Étudiants de France

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nathalie Godart, PU-PH · Fondation Santé des Étudiants de France

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-14
Primary Completion
2027-04-30
Completion
2027-04-30

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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