The Healthcare Network Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa Campaign
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN44979231 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN44979231 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 04/10/2011
- Registration date
- 11/11/2011
- Last edited
- 18/01/2019
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Plain English Summary
Background and study aims?
Eating disorders are abnormal attitudes towards food that causes someone to change their habits and behaviour around eating. Common eating disorders are anorexia nervose (when someone starves themselves) and bulimia (when people deliberately make themselves sick or use laxatives). Evidence shows that treating youth and children with eating disorders there specific treatment soon after the onset of the disorder can help, but there are often delays getting treatment. There is a need for centres that treat eating disorders quicker than current rates and to provide education and support to anyone who is affected by eating disorders. The aim of this study is try to minimise the delay of treatment through the Healthcare Network Anorexia and Bulimia nervosa campaign to prevent and education students as well as provide a low threshold care unit in order to treat patients sooner.
Who can participate?
Female students aged 12-19 years.
What does the study involve?
This study includes a centre for early diagnosis. This includes individual counselling, therapy groups, and educational events. There is also an online- treatment directory, where participants , relatives and experts can access general information about eating disorders and gain recommendations for treatment. To determine the current delay between symptom onset and the onset of treatment a pretest-survey will be administered to female patients who are treated for the first time for typical or atypical anorexia nervosa in an inpatient, outpatient or advisory setting. The survey consists of a clinical interview modified to enable the assessment of symptom-onset and –devolution as well as measures of general psychopathology, patients’ satisfaction and health-related quality of life. At the end of the implementation period a posttest-survey is done to assess a potential change in the target-figure of the symptom-treatment-onset-interval.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Not provided at time of registration
Where is the study run from?
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (Germany)
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
October 2011 to March 2012
Who is funding the study?
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany)
Who is the main contact?
Professor Bernd Löwe
Contact information
Scientific
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Institut für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
Martinistr. 52
Hamburg
D-20246
Germany
Study information
| Study design | Feasibility study pre-post-design with independent samples |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Observational |
| Secondary study design | Non randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Hospital |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | The "Healthcare Network Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa" Campaign - Focal project 2: Early diagnosis and treatment |
| Study hypothesis | The establishment of a cross-sectoral, low-threshold ambulatory care unit, accompanied by the development of a directory for the treatment of eating disorders will lead to a reduction of the interval between the emergence of first symptoms of anorexia nervosa and the onset of a specific treatment in female patients diagnosed with typical or atypical anorexia nervosa who are treated for the first time in an inpatient, ambulatory or advisory setting. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Ethics Committee of the Psychotherapist Chamber of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg approved on 26th July 2011 |
| Condition | Anorexia nervosa (typical / atypical) |
| Intervention | 1. Center for Early Diagnosis: Psychological/medical diagostics, one-to-one individual counselling for both patients, relatives and professionals, therapeutical groups, psychoeducational programs, education events for specialist personnel 2. On-line tratement directory: General information about the subject of eating disorders for both patients, relatives and expert personnel, screening instruments, recommendations for subsequent guideline-based treatment |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Interval between the emergence of first symptoms of anorexia nervosa and the onset of a specific treatment |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Psychopathology (somatoform, depressive and anxiety-related symptoms; PHQ-15, PHQ-9, GAD-7) 2. Health outcome (EQ-5D) 3. Personality accentuation (PSSI-K) 4. Ontogenetic risk factors for the development of eating disorders (PPR-7) |
| Overall study start date | 01/10/2011 |
| Overall study end date | 31/03/2012 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | Female |
| Target number of participants | To be screened: 1.800, to be recruited: 600, to be evaluated: 300 |
| Participant inclusion criteria | 1. Informed consent (if patient is aged under 16 the additional consent of parents / guardians is required) 2. Diagnosis of typical or atypical anorexia nervosa 3. Female gender 4. Age between 12 and 39 5. Center of vital interests in the metropolitan area of Hamburg 6. Integration with a counselling center, psychotherapeutic practice oder in-/outpatient clinic in the metropolitan area of Hamburg 7. First-line treatment / first contact (i.e. initiation of treatment in the course of the past 12 months) |
| Participant exclusion criteria | 1. Deficiencies in the command of the German language 2. Severe organic or mental ailments impeding a participation in the study 3. For patients recruited for the post-survey: participation in the pre-survey |
| Recruitment start date | 01/10/2011 |
| Recruitment end date | 31/03/2012 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Germany
Study participating centre
D-20246
Germany
Sponsor information
Government
Dienstsitz Berlin
Hannoversche Straße 28-30
Berlin
D-10115
Germany
| Website | http://www.bmbf.de/en/ |
|---|---|
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/04pz7b180 |
Funders
Funder type
Government
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protocol article | protocol | 18/11/2014 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 01/01/2018 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
18/01/2019: Publication reference added.
23/06/2017: Plain English summary added.
19/10/2015: Publication reference added.
