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Drugs Experience for Adolescents With Anorexia

Key facts

Who runs it
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Where
France1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
Trial code
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
90 people, planned
Started
20 May 2024
Expected to end
Dec 2027
Type of study
Observational, 3 groups
Treatments tested
  • Semi-structured interviews with visual mediations
  • Semi-structured interviews
Record updated
12 September 2025

Who can take part

Age
12 years and older
Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Can take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Adolescents :
  • Aged 12 to 25 years
  • Suffering from anorexia nervosa (restrictive or mixed) according to DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) criteria
  • Received psychotropic drugs (antidepressant treatment and/or APA) during their care, either ongoing or discontinued before this study started; Parents of adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa for whom a psychotropic drug has been prescribed and whose adolescents meet inclusion criteria; Healthcare Professionals working with adolescents suffering from eating disorders

Who cannot take part

  • Prescription of an antidepressant other than an SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor)
  • Atypical eating disorder that does not meet the DSM-5 criteria for restrictive or mixed anorexia nervosa
  • Adolescents :
  • BMI<15
  • Prescription of an APA for the indication of psychotic symptoms

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About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The purpose of this study is to access to the experiences of adolescents, their parents and healthcare professionals regarding psychotropic drugs in anorexia nervosa.

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No preconceived ideas (according to qualitative methods) but a question: what are the participants' perceptions and experiences of psychotropic drugs in anorexia nervosa? In an adolescent medicine department.

The 3 groups in the trial

  • Adolescents

    Adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa 12 to 25 years

    Treatment: Semi-structured interviews with visual mediations

  • Parents

    Parents whose adolescents suffer from anorexia nervosa

    Treatment: Semi-structured interviews with visual mediations

  • Healthcare professionals

    Healthcare professionals in charge of adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa

    Treatment: Semi-structured interviews

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Subjective Experience of Psychotropic Drugs Among Adolescents (Their Parents and Professionals) With Anorexia Nervosa
Record updated
12 September 2025