UCAN: Uniting Couples in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa Clinical Trial

— UCAN  

Official title:

Innovative Trial for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa in Late Adolescence and Adulthood

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00928109
• Other study ID #: 07-1429
• Secondary ID: R01MH082732-01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 23, 2009
• Last updated: November 8, 2012
• Start date: April 2008
• Est. completion date: June 2012

Study information

• Verified date: November 2012
• Source: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review BoardUnited States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

UCAN is a research program funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and is part of the UNC Eating Disorders Program. UCAN aims to help couples work together in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. Couples participate in UCAN over a period of six months and return for follow-up treatment three months after the end of the original six-month period. Patients receive weekly individual therapy, monthly psychiatry consultations, monthly dietary consultations in addition to being randomized to one of two types of weekly couples therapy. Participation in UCAN can help participants gain new confidence in facing anorexia as a team and can help us understand how best to involve partners in the treatment of eating disorders.

Description:

Patients receive comprehensive eating disorder treatment at the UNC Eating Disorders Outpatient Program in addition to couples therapy. Eligibility: Participants may be eligible if they are 18 or older, have anorexia nervosa and are currently living with a partner with whom they have been in a committed relationship for at least a year. The partner must also be willing to enter treatment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: June 2012
• Est. primary completion date: June 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Anorexia Nervosa,

• 18 years or older,

• BMI 16 or higher,

• In a committed relationship with a partner for 1 year or longer and currently living together.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Alcohol or drug dependence in past year,

• Current significant suicidal ideation,

• Developmental disability that would impair the ability of the participant to benefit from the intervention,

• Psychosis,

• BMI less than 16.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anorexia
• Anorexia Nervosa

Intervention

Behavioral:
• CBCT
Cognitive Behavioral Couples Therapy - weekly manualized couples therapy
• Family Supportive Therapy
Couples meet once a week for an hour for a period of 20 weeks for couples therapy. Family Supportive Therapy is not manualized and is the standard form of care at the UNC Eating Disorders Program

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	UNC Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	North Carolina

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Eating disorder behavior		9 months	No
Secondary	Couple Satisfaction		9 months	No