N/A
N=41
Parent Emotion Coaching for Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa · Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04421989 ↗Enrolled (actual)
41
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Criticism — 5.5; 3.7; 3.7; 4.3 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Emotion Coaching (Behavioral); Support Group (Other)
- Age
- Pediatric · 12+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Primary completion
- Dec 2022
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 | — |
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).
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
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04421989). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.