Cortisol, Hippocampus, and Insula in Anorexia Nervosa.
Recruiting · NCT05931549 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: Odense University Hospital
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →What this trial is about
EXCENTRICC is a platform for scientific collaboration between different disciplines, all working on a common theme: adrenocortical hormones. In this EXCENTRICC sub-study, associations are studied between cortisol levels and depression, anxiety, disease severity and hippocampal and insula volume in the brain in anorexia nervosa.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
Female
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not specified
Study type
Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Women who fulfill the criteria for AN according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), version 5 (APA, 2013).
- BMI \< 16.
Exclusion criteria
- Current treatment with glucocorticoids.
- Current use of oral contraceptives.
- Unstable acute somatic comorbidity, e.g., infection.
- Any kind of metal prostheses or -implants.
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Odense University Hospital - Odense, Denmark