Clinical Trial: A Study of the Efficacy of Supportive Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders (Japan)

Tokyo, July 30 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062082) titled 'A Study of the Efficacy of Supportive Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders' on July 30.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Uncontrolled

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Mental Clinic of Dr. Nagata in Nanba

Condition: Condition - eating disorders Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - Evaluation of the efficacy of supportive psychotherapy for eating disorders Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - 12-Session Supportive Psychotherapy (Based on the manual developed by the Supportive Psychotherapy Working Group of the Japanese Society for Eating Disorders)

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 15 years-old

Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Persons diagnosed with anorexia nervosa based on DSM-5 criteria. Body mass index (BMI) is greater than 14.0 at starting. Duration of illness less than 4 years Outpatients only Persons who can understand the purpose and content of this trial and give voluntary written informed consent. For participants who are minors, voluntary written informed consent must be obtained from their parent(s) or legal guardian(s). Key exclusion criteria - Physical Crisis: (1) Body mass index (BMI) < 14 (2) Little or no food intake for more than 10 consecutive days (3) Rapid weight loss of more than 5 kg within one month (4) Severe electrolyte abnormalities Psychological Crisis: (1) severe suicidal ideation; (2) self-injurious behavior; (3) violence toward others Presence of clinically significant psychiatric comorbidities, including severe major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and borderline (emotionally unstable) personality disorder. Any patient considered unsuitable for study participation by the principal investigator at the participating study site. Target Size - 20

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Open public recruiting Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 06 Month 13 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 06 Month 13 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 06 Month 25 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 12 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000071012

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