Plain-English translation of NCT06431854 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing a new intensive treatment program called MINERVA for teenagers aged 12–17 who have eating disorders (including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder) that have not responded well to standard treatment. The program is structured in four phases over about 4–5 months, starting with hospital care, then transitioning through family-based treatment and home-based care. Researchers want to understand how well this treatment works, how efficient it is, and how patients and families experience it.
Some teenagers with eating disorders don't improve even after receiving treatment for a long time or after multiple hospital stays. This trial exists to test whether a new, highly structured program that combines hospital care, family involvement, and home-based support can help these young people recover better.
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If you join this trial, you would go through a four-phase treatment program over about 16–20 weeks. First, you would stay in the hospital for about 4 weeks to stabilize your physical health and work on eating regularly. Next, you and your family would move into a treatment apartment connected to the hospital for 2–3 weeks, where you'd live together and work on family-based skills. Then you'd return home for 8–9 weeks while continuing treatment with frequent visits to the hospital. Finally, there would be an outpatient follow-up phase. Researchers would check in on how you're doing right after the program ends and again at 6 and 12 months later.
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