Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:56 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:56 AM
NCT ID:
NCT06437002
Eligibility Criteria:
People affected by AN
Inclusion Criteria:
* Female;
* age between 18 and 55 years old;
* diagnosis of AN (restrictive and binge-purging type\*), as per DSM V criteria (APA, 2013);
* BMI ≤ 17,5 Kg/m2;
* right-handed (i.e. Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (EHI) (Veale, 2014)).
* Restricting type: During the last 3 months, the individual has not engaged in recurrent episodes of binge eating or purging behaviour (i.e. self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas). This subtype describes presentations in which weight loss is accomplished primarily through dieting, fasting, and/or excessive exercise.
* Binge-eating/purging type: During the last 3 months, the individual has engaged in recurrent episodes of binge eating or purging behaviour (i.e. self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas).
Exclusion criteria:
* presence of motor impairments, such as: motor disorders, broken limbs, inability to move, amputation of limbs, etc… because of the nature of the tasks - see the section Mental Motor Chronometry (MMC) Task Hands and Feet and Whole Body;
* presence of neurological deficits, motor disorders, or somatosensory perception disorders (e.g. peripheral neuropathy); previous head injury;
* schizophrenia spectrum disorders and other psychotic disorders on an acute phase;
* pregnancy;
* heavy use of medication because of acute symptoms.
People affected by BN
Inclusion Criteria:
* female;
* age between 18 and 55 years old;
* diagnosis of BN, as per DSM V criteria (APA, 2013);
* BMI ≤ 17,5 Kg/m2 or BMI ≥ 30 Kg/m2;
* right-handed (i.e. EHI (Veale, 2014)).
Exclusion criteria:
* presence of motor impairments, such as: motor disorders, broken limbs, inability to move, amputation of limbs, etc… because of the nature of the tasks - see the section Mental Motor Chronometry (MMC) Task Hands and Feet and Whole Body;
* presence of neurological deficits, motor disorders, or somatosensory perception disorders (e.g. peripheral neuropathy); previous head injury;
* schizophrenia spectrum disorders and other psychotic disorders on an acute phase;
* pregnancy;
* heavy use of medication because of acute symptoms.
HCs - enrolled voluntarily
Inclusion Criteria:
* female;
* age between 18 and 55 years old;
* right-handed (i.e. EHI (Veale, 2014)).
Exclusion criteria:
* history of eating disorders or obesity in the past 5 years and currently;
* BMI ≤ 17,5 Kg/m2 or BMI ≥ 30 Kg/m2;
* presence of motor impairments, such as: motor disorders, broken limbs, inability to move, amputation of limbs, etc… because of the nature of the tasks - see the section Mental Motor Chronometry (MMC) Task Hands and Feet and Whole Body;
* presence of neurological deficits, motor disorders, or somatosensory perception disorders (e.g. peripheral neuropathy); previous head injury;
* schizophrenia spectrum disorders and other psychotic disorders on an acute phase;
* pregnancy;
* heavy use of medication because of acute symptoms.
Comparability between the four groups (AN restrictive vs AN binge-purging vs BN vs HCs) in terms of age and education will be guaranteed.
Sex:
FEMALE
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
55 Years
Study:
NCT06437002
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06437002