Status:

COMPLETED

Influence of Protein Supplements on Serum Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Levels in Women With Anorexia Nervosa

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Geneva

Collaborating Sponsors:

Danone Global Research & Innovation Center

Conditions:

Anorexia Nervosa

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-40 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This multicentre, randomised, double-blind, 2-parallel group, controlled trial aims to investigate whether oral milk protein supplements led to increase in serum Insulin-like Growth Factor-I levels (I...

Detailed Description

Study centres: 4 active centres in France and 2 active centres in Switzerland

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Women aged between 18 to 40 years (bounds included).
  • Women with a serum IGF-I level below the 25th percentile of the reference value according to the age (bounds included).
  • Women who had given written inform consent.
  • Women with DSM-IV-confirmed anorexia nervosa lasting for at least 6 months. Women with concomitant binge eating and purging type are also included.
  • Women admitted in-hospital for weight and nutritional rehabilitation. It is anticipated that the patient will stay in-hospital during the full duration of the 4-week supplementation phase, and at least 5 weeks within the study.
  • Women being already regular consumers of dairy products.
  • For women with childbearing potential, use of a contraceptive method.
  • Discontinuation of any mineral and vitamin supplements containing calcium and vitamin D, 1 week before starting the product consumption and during the study.

Exclusion

  • Women with primary amenorrhea;
  • Women with lactose intolerance;
  • Women with any other metabolic disease that could affect bone metabolism: osteogenesis imperfecta, Paget's disease of bone, hyperthyroidism, primary hyperparathyroidism;
  • Women with current or past neoplasm;
  • Women with any other severe comorbidity;
  • Pregnant or breast feeding women;
  • Women with epilepsy;
  • Women with any current or past use of the following treatments: bisphosphonates, calcitonin, steroids;
  • Patients enrolled in another clinical study within the last 4 weeks;
  • Patients having already received oral nutritional supplements or who need to receive other oral or intravenous (IV) supplements during the follow-up;
  • Patients having received oral or IV nutritional supplements within two weeks before the inclusion;
  • Patients having willed to participate in another clinical study during the present study phase and 4 weeks after the end of their participation in the present study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

62 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01823822

Start Date

June 1 2008

End Date

April 1 2009

Last Update

April 4 2013

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Bone Diseases Service, Geneva University Hospitals

Geneva, Switzerland