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This is an interventional study that will test the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the Metabolic Diet, which was designed as a treatment for women with anorexia nervosa to remain weight-stable after they have been restored from low weight. Participants will be adult women with anorexia nervosa who have been recently restored to normal weight and adult women with no history of eating disorders. After enrollment, participants will start meeting weekly with a registered dietitian to implement the Metabolic Diet in their daily lives, and will receive medical monitoring for adherence, side effects, changes in metabolic or psychological parameters, and weight stability.


Clinical Trial Description

The study plan to enroll a total of 20 subjects from the broader New York City area into an 8-week eating behavioral program. Of the 20, 10 will be weight-restored patients with anorexia nervosa (WR-AN) and the other 10 will be age-, sex-, and body mass index (i.e. weight) matched healthy controls (HC). The primary study intervention is an eating behavioral program called, Metabolic Diet, which is aimed to change the proportion of macronutrients in their meals to incorporate higher fat content and lower the carbohydrate content to limit fluctuations in circulating blood glucose levels throughout the day, which may contribute to a relapse in anorexia nervosa. Participants will be guided to start the Metabolic Diet following the first 2 individual study visits, and the duration of the primary intervention is for 8 weeks. As part of the intervention, each subject will keep a food log and measure the urinary ketones at home, which they will discuss with the study providers during weekly visits. Each subject will meet individually with the Study Dietician and with the Study Physician on a weekly basis. At these visits, food logs and ketone logs will be reviewed so that subjects' adherence to the Metabolic Diet can be assessed and facilitated. Surveys and lab work are completed during screening, week 4 and week 8. ;


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NCT number NCT05197309
Study type Interventional
Source Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Contact Chinara Tate
Phone (212) 659-8724
Email chinara.tate@mssm.edu
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date November 20, 2022
Completion date December 2024

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