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The purpose of this study is to determine whether omega -3 fatty acids are effective and safe in treating anorexia nervosa.


Clinical Trial Description

10-week, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study to compare the efficacy and safety of omega-3 fatty acids with placebo in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. Patients will be randomly assigned to blinded study treatment. Double-blind treatment will be preceded by a medication washout period of 1-28 days if necessary. Some patients may be taking anti-depressants or anti-psychotics, e.g. fluoxetine, prior to admission to the study. In such case the wash out period will depend on the medical treatment (dependent on the drug given) given prior to qualification to the study. Patient will be treated as inpatients during 10 weeks of the study. The study will recruit female inpatients with anorexia nervosa (aged 12 to 19 years), with DSM-IV and ICD-10 diagnosis of anorexia nervosa.BMI below 5 percentile and EAT-26 score > 30 is required at both screening and randomization. ;


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NCT number NCT01761942
Study type Interventional
Source Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw
Contact Agnieszka Piróg-Balcerzak, MD
Phone 48606431574
Email askapb@wp.pl
Status Unknown status
Phase Phase 2
Start date September 2012
Completion date December 2014

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