Exploring the Full Body Representation in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
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Observational Study
Anorexia Nervosa/Bulimia
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 55
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 80 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano · Other
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About This Trial
The ability to mentally recall a motor act without any overt movement is called motor imagery (MI). The movement simulation that occurs on a cognitive level can be seen as a way in which we express the mental representation of the body in action. MI tasks can be used as a proxy for the exploration of the mental representations of the body. Interestingly, MI tasks differ in the degree of action mon…
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Eligibility Criteria
People affected by AN
Inclusion Criteria:
* Female;
* age between 18 and 55 years old;
* diagnosis of AN (restrictive and binge-purging type\*), as per DSM V criteria (APA, 2013);
* BMI ≤ 17,5 Kg/m2;
* right-handed (i.e. Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (EHI) (Veale, 2014)).
* Restricting type: D…
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