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Recruiting Observational

Metacognitive Beliefs in Adolescents With Eating and Nutrition Disorders

NCT06800807 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Italy tracker
Phase
Observational
Started
2024-06-26
Last updated
2026-03-30

Condition(s) studied

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Observation of several factors involved in eating and nutrition disorders

Observation of several factors involved in eating and nutrition disorders: Observation of symptomatology of eating and nutrition disorders, metacognitive beliefs, brooding and rumination.

Study summary

The present study aims to study the presence of metacognitive beliefs in adolescent subjects with eating and nutrition disorders (END) compared with a control group composed of subjects of the same sex and age belonging to the general population.

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Min age
12 Years
Max age
17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Eating and nutrition disorders (END) Inclusion Criteria: * Female sex * Age: 12 to 17 years * Italian nationality * Diagnosis relating to the END framework according to the diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Exclusion Criteria: * Absence of signed Informed Consent Control group Inclusion Criteria: * Female sex * Age: 12 to 17 years * Italian nationality Exclusion Criteria: * Absence of signed Informed Consent

Primary outcome measure(s)

  • Metacognitive beliefs — Baseline
    Metacognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30; Cartwright-Hatton \& Wells, 1997), a self-report test composed of 30 items on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (I do not agree) to 4 (I completely agree 'agreement)
  • Brooding — Baseline
    Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ; Meyer et at., 1990), a self-report test composed of 16 items on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (not at all typical) to 5 (very typical)
  • Rumination — Baseline
    Ruminative Response Scale (RRS; Nolen-Hoeksema and Morrow, 1991), a self-report test composed of 20 items on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (almost never) to 4 (almost always)

Trial sites (1)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Site Piancavallo Oggebbio Verbania Recruiting
Official registry record

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