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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
75 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2026-02-28
2027-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Sleep will be characterized through the following assessments:
1. actigraphy combined with salivary melatonin measurement;
2. collection of self-report data regarding sleep characteristics and dream content (e.g., sleep and dream diary);
3. validated self-report questionnaires assessing sleep characteristics (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index - PSQI) and circadian rhythms (- reduced version of the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire - rMEQ).
Specifically, sleep characteristics will be assessed at home, during the month preceding admission to Piancavallo (Time 0), through:
1. validated self-report questionnaires assessing sleep characteristics (PSQI) and circadian rhythms (rMEQ);
2. collection of self-report data regarding sleep characteristics and dream content (e.g., sleep and dream diary), as well as actigraphy for at least one week.
Subsequently, throughout the entire inpatient stay (Time 1: first day of admission; Time 2: midpoint of the admission - 4 weeks; Time 3: the night before discharge), patients will be monitored using actigraphy and will undergo salivary melatonin measurement on the first and last day before discharge. During the same period, daily self-report data on sleep characteristics and dream content (e.g., sleep and dream diary) will be collected.
In these same patients, in addition to age, sex, anthropometric data, and blood chemistry parameters (including ghrelin, leptin, and orexin levels), as well as ongoing pharmacological treatment, the following will be assessed: presence and severity of body image distortion (Body Uneasiness Test - BUT , and Body Image Task - BIT), mood disorders (Beck's Depression Inventory - BDI, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - HADS), social anxiety related to physical appearance (Social Appearance Anxiety Scale - SAAS), severity of the eating disorder (Eating Disorder Inventory-3 - EDI-3, Yale-Food Addiction Scale - YFAS, and Binge Eating Scale - BES), intensity of the urge to engage in physical activity (State Urge to be Physically Active Questionnaire - SUPAQ), and individual differences in the expression of personality traits (HEXACO adjectives list). Measurements obtained through these psychometric tests will be collected at three timepoints: upon admission to the unit for rehabilitation (Time 1), around the midpoint of the rehabilitation program (Time 2: 4 weeks after admission), and at discharge (Time 3).
The secondary objectives will also include the following:
* Assessing the correlation of the above parameters with the intensity, duration, and circadian distribution of daytime physical activity using actigraphy and validated scales (SUPAQ); actigraphy will also allow the evaluation of several nighttime sleep parameters: sleep duration, number of awakenings, and sleep efficiency (e.g., ratio of sleep time to time in bed);
* Assessing the relationship between sleep patterns and the degree of body image distortion as measured through the BIT, which examines body-part metrics and allows calculation of the distortion index between real body measurements and those implicitly perceived by the subject, and the BUT, an additional measure of perceived inadequacy regarding one's body;
* Assessing the influence of mood disorders measured through structured interviews and standardized questionnaires (BDI-II and HADS) on sleep characteristics and eating disorder severity in the population described above;
* Assessing the influence of chronotype (e.g., morning, evening, or intermediate), investigated through the rMEQ questionnaire, on eating disorder symptomatology and on the expression of different personality traits, assessed through self-report questionnaires (HEXACO).
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
BASIC_SCIENCE
NONE
Study Groups
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Patients with anorexia nervosa
Examinations of sleep, circadian rhythms, physical activity and psychological features
Actigraphy
The actigraph is a non-invasive device used to measure sleep-wake rhythms based on the recording of motor activity over a 24-hour period (Acker et al., 2021). Since it is easy to handle due to its physical characteristics, it can be worn for extended periods and therefore allows the collection of data related to activity and rest phases, as well as circadian rhythms. Specifically, the use of this method allows the collection of measures relating both to daytime motor activity (i.e., intensity, duration, and circadian distribution) and to nighttime sleep (i.e., duration, sleep-onset latency, wake period, number of awakenings, efficiency index, sleep and wake times).
Collection of biological parameters
Some medical parameters will be collected, including blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood levels of ghrelin, leptin, and orexin, as well as salivary melatonin levels.
Psychological testing
Participants will be asked to complete: a) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (to measure subjective sleep quality); b) Morningness-Eveningness questionnaire (to measure the chronotype); c) Body Uneasiness Test (to measure body image uneasiness); d) Body Image Task (to measure the implicit perception of body image); e) Eating Disorder Inventory-3, Binge Eating Scale, Yale Food Addiction Scale (to measure the severity of eating symptoms); f) Beck Depression Inventory - II, Hospital anxiety and Depression Scale, Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (to measure depression levels); g) State Urge to be Physically Active Questionnaire (to measure physical activity levels); h) HEXACO list of adjectives (to evaluate personality traits).
Patients with bulimia nervosa
Examinations of sleep, circadian rhythms, physical activity and psychological features
Actigraphy
The actigraph is a non-invasive device used to measure sleep-wake rhythms based on the recording of motor activity over a 24-hour period (Acker et al., 2021). Since it is easy to handle due to its physical characteristics, it can be worn for extended periods and therefore allows the collection of data related to activity and rest phases, as well as circadian rhythms. Specifically, the use of this method allows the collection of measures relating both to daytime motor activity (i.e., intensity, duration, and circadian distribution) and to nighttime sleep (i.e., duration, sleep-onset latency, wake period, number of awakenings, efficiency index, sleep and wake times).
Collection of biological parameters
Some medical parameters will be collected, including blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood levels of ghrelin, leptin, and orexin, as well as salivary melatonin levels.
Psychological testing
Participants will be asked to complete: a) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (to measure subjective sleep quality); b) Morningness-Eveningness questionnaire (to measure the chronotype); c) Body Uneasiness Test (to measure body image uneasiness); d) Body Image Task (to measure the implicit perception of body image); e) Eating Disorder Inventory-3, Binge Eating Scale, Yale Food Addiction Scale (to measure the severity of eating symptoms); f) Beck Depression Inventory - II, Hospital anxiety and Depression Scale, Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (to measure depression levels); g) State Urge to be Physically Active Questionnaire (to measure physical activity levels); h) HEXACO list of adjectives (to evaluate personality traits).
Patients with binge-eating disorder
Examinations of sleep, circadian rhythms, physical activity and psychological features
Actigraphy
The actigraph is a non-invasive device used to measure sleep-wake rhythms based on the recording of motor activity over a 24-hour period (Acker et al., 2021). Since it is easy to handle due to its physical characteristics, it can be worn for extended periods and therefore allows the collection of data related to activity and rest phases, as well as circadian rhythms. Specifically, the use of this method allows the collection of measures relating both to daytime motor activity (i.e., intensity, duration, and circadian distribution) and to nighttime sleep (i.e., duration, sleep-onset latency, wake period, number of awakenings, efficiency index, sleep and wake times).
Collection of biological parameters
Some medical parameters will be collected, including blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood levels of ghrelin, leptin, and orexin, as well as salivary melatonin levels.
Psychological testing
Participants will be asked to complete: a) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (to measure subjective sleep quality); b) Morningness-Eveningness questionnaire (to measure the chronotype); c) Body Uneasiness Test (to measure body image uneasiness); d) Body Image Task (to measure the implicit perception of body image); e) Eating Disorder Inventory-3, Binge Eating Scale, Yale Food Addiction Scale (to measure the severity of eating symptoms); f) Beck Depression Inventory - II, Hospital anxiety and Depression Scale, Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (to measure depression levels); g) State Urge to be Physically Active Questionnaire (to measure physical activity levels); h) HEXACO list of adjectives (to evaluate personality traits).
Interventions
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Actigraphy
The actigraph is a non-invasive device used to measure sleep-wake rhythms based on the recording of motor activity over a 24-hour period (Acker et al., 2021). Since it is easy to handle due to its physical characteristics, it can be worn for extended periods and therefore allows the collection of data related to activity and rest phases, as well as circadian rhythms. Specifically, the use of this method allows the collection of measures relating both to daytime motor activity (i.e., intensity, duration, and circadian distribution) and to nighttime sleep (i.e., duration, sleep-onset latency, wake period, number of awakenings, efficiency index, sleep and wake times).
Collection of biological parameters
Some medical parameters will be collected, including blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood levels of ghrelin, leptin, and orexin, as well as salivary melatonin levels.
Psychological testing
Participants will be asked to complete: a) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (to measure subjective sleep quality); b) Morningness-Eveningness questionnaire (to measure the chronotype); c) Body Uneasiness Test (to measure body image uneasiness); d) Body Image Task (to measure the implicit perception of body image); e) Eating Disorder Inventory-3, Binge Eating Scale, Yale Food Addiction Scale (to measure the severity of eating symptoms); f) Beck Depression Inventory - II, Hospital anxiety and Depression Scale, Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (to measure depression levels); g) State Urge to be Physically Active Questionnaire (to measure physical activity levels); h) HEXACO list of adjectives (to evaluate personality traits).
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* b) Diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge-eating disorder, as indicated by DSM-5-TR criteria;
* c) Adherence to the rehabilitation program.
Exclusion Criteria
* b) Severe malnutrition (BMI \< 10);
* c) Presence of severe psychopathology other than the eating disorder (e.g., schizophrenia);
* d) Need to modify psychotropic or sleep-inducing pharmacological therapy during the rehabilitation program.
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Roma La Sapienza
OTHER
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Luigi De Gennaro
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
University of Roma La Sapienza
Leonardo Mendolicchio, MD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Serena Scarpelli, PhD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
University of Roma La Sapienza
Locations
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Istituto Auxologico Italiano - S. Giuseppe Hospital
Verbania, VB, Italy
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Carolina Lombardi
Role: primary
Other Identifiers
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55/25
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
09C525
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id