Thromboembolism in Anorexia Nervosa

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-15

Study Completion Date

2024-10-10

Brief Summary

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BACKGROUND: Sudden death due to thromboembolic (TE) events in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) is well known. However, the incidence of TE events and the hemostatic balance in patients with AN are sparsely investigated. Also, associations between re-nutrition and the hemostatic balance have not been studied.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence of TE events in patients with AN compared to the background population, to characterize the hemostatic balance in AN compared to normal-weight women, and to assess the associations between the hemostatic balance and nutritional status, insulin sensitivity and cortisol level in women with AN.

METHODS: The incidence of TE will be described using a Danish cohort of AN patients (n=10,049) with follow-up in national registries. A comprehensive battery of hemostatic biomarkers will be compared in a case-control study of 40 patients with AN and associations between hemostasis and nutritional status will be studied.

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Detailed Description

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BACKGROUND

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex psychiatric disorder with concomitant medical complications to malnutrition and starvation and it is associated with the highest mortality of the mental illnesses.

It is estimated that one-third of all deaths in patients with AN are due to cardiac causes, mainly sudden death, and alterations in cardiac electrical activity, structure and hemodynamics have been suggested as mortality causes. Thrombotic disorders such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary embolism may also result in sudden cardiac death, and the investigators have previously reported venous thromboembolism in four patients with AN

Whether a disturbed hemostatic balance is associated with re-nutrition, insulin sensitivity and cortisol in AN is unknown. The guidelines of thromboprophylaxis treatment may not be appropriate in this patient group due to metabolic and hemostatic disturbances and increased thrombotic risk of reasons related to refeeding syndrome not listed in current guidelines. To optimize guidelines for AN patients, new evidence is highly warranted

AIMS

This study aims to determine the incidence of venous and arterial thromboembolic events in patients with AN compared to the background population, to characterize the hemostatic balance in AN compared to normal-weight women, and to assess the associations between the hemostatic balance and nutritional status, insulin sensitivity and cortisol level in women with AN. The study will provide new knowledge which qualifies the work of preparing guidelines for thrombosis prophylactic intervention in this patient group.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Is the incidence of venous and arterial thromboembolism increased in patients diagnosed with AN compared to an age-matched control group?
2. Is the hemostatic balance disturbed in women with AN compared with healthy, normal-weight women?
3. Are cortisol, insulin sensitivity and nutritional status associated with alterations in biomarkers of the hemostatic balance in AN?

The research questions will be answered in three sub studies.

SUB STUDY 1

Sub study 1 will answer research question 1, determining if the incidence of venous and arterial thromboembolism is increased in patients with AN compared to an age-matched control group. The study is based on the comprehensive Danish registries. An already existing cohort of more than 10,000 patients with AN will be evaluated for incidence of thromboembolic events and compared to an age-matched control group.

SUB STUDY 2

Sub study 2 will answer research question 2, exploring the hemostatic balance in patients with AN compared to healthy, normal-weight controls.

Patients with anorexia nervosa (n=40) will be recruited from the highly specialized Center of Eating Disorders at Odense University Hospital. Patients and controls will have blood samples drawn to evaluate the hemostatic balance using a large battery of hemostatic markers.

SUB STUDY 3

Sub study 3 will answer research question 3, clarifying associations between the hemostatic balance and cortisol, insulin sensitivity and nutritional status in AN. Participants of sub study 3 are the patients with AN from sub study 2. From further analysis of the blood samples and by answering validated questionnaires to determine nutritional status and AN severity, research question 3 will be answered.

Conditions

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Anorexia Nervosa Thrombosis Thromboembolism

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Patients

Will have thromboembolic incidence rate evaluated and will have a battery of hemostatic markers analyzed