Clinical Trial: Ghrelin With Anorexia Nervosa

Study Status: Suspended
Recruit Status: Suspended
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Level of Ghrelin With Anorexia Nervosa (AN) Patients. Subgroup AN: With and Without Tubefeeding.

Brief Summary: The PICOWO research group in corporation with the University of Amsterdam (Artificial Intelligence) has developed a computer simulationmodel of eating disorders (Bosse, Delfos, Jonker & Treur, 2003). In a running Phd project we want to add ghrelin to the model. The idea for this current research is to collect clinical information about the functioning and (patho)physiology of ghrelin in patients with AN, so we can extend the simulation.

Detailed Summary: Eating disorders are in need of new perspectives. A better understanding of the appetite in patients with eating disorders, especially Anorexia Nervosa, could be investigated by the levels of ghrelin in patients with and without tube feeding.
Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center

Current Primary Outcome: Concentration of ghrelin in blood. [ Time Frame: 1 morning ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Maastricht University Medical Center

Dates:
Date Received: January 20, 2009
Date Started: March 2009
Date Completion: May 2009
Last Updated: September 23, 2009
Last Verified: September 2009