Cortisol, Hippocampus, and Insula in Anorexia Nervosa.
Recruiting
Observational Study
Anorexia Nervosa
Stress
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 50
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 80 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
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.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Women who fulfill the criteria for AN according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), version 5 (APA, 2013).
2. BMI \< 16.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Current treatment with glucocorticoids.
2. Current use of oral contraceptives.
3. Unstable acute s…
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