Body Image Disorder in Anorexia Nervosa and Virtual Reality

N/ATerminatedNCT03118921

University Hospital, Brest17 enrolled

Overview

Evaluation of the tolerance and acceptability of the virtual representation of its body image.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DEVICE_FEASIBILITY

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Anorexia

Interventions

Virtual realityDEVICE

The first session aims to present the virtual reality material that will be used. The second session will take place 2 weeks after the first session and will consist of the use of the immersion software.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 16 YearsMax age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Women, aged between 16 and 40 * Post-puberty * Pure restrictive anorexia nervosa, diagnosis by the DSM-V * BMI \<17.5 * Patient attending an outpatient clinic at the Bohars Psychiatric Hospital in France * Having signed the Informed Consent Form * For minor patients, signing the form of informed consent of both parents Exclusion Criteria: * Associated eating disorder (bulimia, or the binge eating / purging form of anorexia nervosa), * Psychiatric disorders (characterized depressed, anxiety disorder) * Neurological Disorders * Mental retardation * Abuse or addiction to alcohol * Abuse or dependence on psychoactive substances in the previous year. * Patient with a protective justice measure

Locations (1)

CHRU Brest

Brest, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Self-questionnaire assessing tolerance

Patients will have to respond to a self-administered questionnaire assessing tolerance

Time frame: Day 15

Self-questionnaire assessing acceptability

Patients will have to respond to a self-administered questionnaire assessing acceptability

Time frame: Day 15

Secondary Outcomes

Feeling of presence

Patients will respond to a self-questionnaire of feeling of presence

Time frame: Day 15

Subjective experience by EDI-2 questionnaire

Pre- and post-test comparison of body dissatisfaction by EDI-2 questionnaire.

Time frame: Day 15

Subjective experience by BSQ questionnaire

Pre- and post-test comparison of body dissatisfaction by BSQ questionnaire.

Time frame: Day 15

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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