Association Between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa in Outpatients With Eating Disorders

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00916071

Collaborator

The Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation (Other)

Enrollment

Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

To understand whether a relationship exists between eating disorders and ADHD, we seek to clarify the prevalence of ADHD in individuals with eating disorders. To this end, we will estimate the prevalence of ADHD, and other neuropsychiatric disorders, in outpatients with history of an eating disorder diagnosis. Secondarily, we will identify patterns of cognitive deficits in outpatients with history of an eating disorder diagnosis. We will also examine whether ADHD in this population is associated with functional and familial correlates associated with ADHD.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Bulimia Nervosa Eating Disorders ADHD

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Actual Enrollment :

64 participants

Observational Model:

Case-Only

Time Perspective:

Cross-Sectional

Official Title:

Association Between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa in Outpatients With Eating Disorders

Study Start Date :

Oct 1, 2008

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Feb 1, 2010

Actual Study Completion Date :

Feb 1, 2010

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Eating Disorders Study subjects will be individuals with a history of eating disorder(s) diagnosis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

We will identify the lifetime rate of mental health conditions using structured clinical interviews in subjects with a lifetime history of eating disorders and compare the rate of these conditions to that of non-ED control subjects. [1 time]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 55 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Male and female outpatients between, and including, 18 and 55 years of age with a history of eating disorder diagnosis.

Exclusion Criteria:

Any clinically unstable psychiatric conditions such as: acute psychosis, acute panic, acute obsessive compulsive disorder, acute mania, acute suicidality, acute substance use disorders (alcohol or drugs), and sociopathy.
Any metabolic, neurological, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, hematological, opthalmic, or endocrine disease that would confound ability to participate in valid assessments.
Mental retardation (IQ <75).
Organic brain disorders.
Non-English speaking subjects will not be allowed into the study because the assessment instruments are unavailable and have not been adequately standardized in other languages.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

Massachusetts General Hospital
The Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Craig Surman, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Craig B. Surman, MD, Scientific Coordinator of the Adult ADHD Program, Clinical and Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD, Massachusetts General Hospital

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00916071

Other Study ID Numbers:

2007-P-002374

First Posted:

Jun 9, 2009

Last Update Posted:

Mar 8, 2013

Last Verified:

Jan 1, 2013

Keywords provided by Craig B. Surman, MD, Scientific Coordinator of the Adult ADHD Program, Clinical and Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Bulimia Nervosa

Eating Disorder NOS

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADHD

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Hyperkinesis

Disease

Bulimia

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Bulimia Nervosa

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 8, 2013