N/A Completed N=41 Randomized Triple-blind Treatment

Parent Emotion Coaching for Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia nervosa · Atypical Anorexia Nervosa

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04421989 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Feb 2025

Primary outcomePrimary: Criticism — 5.5; 3.7; 3.7; 4.3 score on a scale

Summary

Family based treatment (FBT) is the evidence based treatment for pediatric anorexia nervosa (AN), but 50% of adolescents do not respond and the consequences for non-response are dire (e.g., 11.5% mortality rate). Expressed emotion and parental warmth are significant mechanisms of treatment outcome in adolescents with AN, which are not explicitly targeted by FBT. The current proposal is a parent emotion coaching skills group designed to augment FBT in the treatment of pediatric AN by arming high expressed emotion families with the skills necessary to implement FBT and improve treatment outcomes (e.g., weight restoration).

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Criticism	5.5; 3.7; 3.7; 4.3; 2.6; 3.1	—
PRIMARY Percent Expected Body Weight (%EBW)	95.1; 90.8; 96.6; 92.5; 98.0; 92.6	—
SECONDARY Parental Warmth	7.0; 6.3; 7.8; 5.5; 7.4; 7.5	—

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Clinical diagnosis of AN or AAN
Must be able to read and speak English
Must have a caregiver participate who spends at least 50% time with participant

Exclusion Criteria

Major medical conditions affecting metabolism and/or weight
Current substance abuse
Moderate-profound intellectual disabilities
Active psychosis
Bipolar disorder

Exclusion Criteria

Insulin dependent diabetes Thyroid disease

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