Does inpatient weight restoration prior to outpatient family therapy improve outcomes in adolescent anorexia nervosa? [ 2007 - 2011 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Stephen Touyz (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Michael Kohn ,  Dr Paul Rhodes ,  Dr Sloane Madden ,  Prof Daniel Le Grange
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Brief description This study examines the effect of length of hospital admission for refeeding, prior to manualised outpatient family therapy on outcomes for patients with anorexia nervosa. Subjects will include sixty children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years admitted to the Children's Hospital at Westmead for medical management of anorexia nervosa. This study aims to randomly allocate and compare outcomes between adolescents with anorexia nervosa admitted for medical stabilisation followed by outpatient family therapy versus adolescents admitted for full weight restoration followed by outpatient family therapy. Physical and psychological outcomes will be measured at admission to hospital, at the end of the hospital treatment and at the completion of outpatient family therapy and 6 and 12 months after the completion of treatment.

Funding Amount $AUD 552,283.44

Funding Scheme NHMRC Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant