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Eating Disorders Clinical Research Network

— Observational Eating Disorders

For patients and families

In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: EDCRN questionnaires.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Eating Disorders. Basic parameters: 8 years — 100 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Next step
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Overview

UK Eating Disorder services are facing unprecedented demand, with effective service delivery hampered by inadequate resources, fragmented services and variable care pathways. Individuals with eating disorders, families and clinicians all agree on the critical need to improve care pathways and treatment, leading to better outcomes. Eating disorders are serious, complex conditions influenced by a blend of biological, psychological, and environmental factors. The approach of this project is grounded in the "biopsychosocial" model. Recently, anorexia research confirms a genetic component, with biological, metabolic, and psychological mechanisms at play. Further biological research across eating disorders could allow a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying eating disorder development and better, more personalised treatments. This project will test the feasibility of establishing a UK-wide NHS research network spanning child and adult eating disorder services to enable a step change in the ability to conduct eating disorder research. It will help address fragmentation and facilitate novel biological, psychological, and social research collaborations. The data the investigators gather will be open to all researchers for data analyses, and the collaborations established will form a collaborative network to enable future clinical trials, experimental medicine and psychology. The study will be conducted at child and adult eating disorder services who opt to join the Network. Participants will be patients receiving treatment for an eating disorder at one of the participating services, and their parents/guardians if applicable. Participants will complete questionnaires and have blood and other physical tests as specified in the EDCRN dataset. The study will last until 29th October 2026 (the end of the current funding period) and/or when a participant is discharged from treatment, whichever is sooner. For participants discharged before the study ends, there will be an opportunity for patients to complete optional follow-up questionnaires on a periodic basis.

Interventions

  • Other EDCRN questionnaires
    Participants will complete questionnaires and have blood and other physical tests as specified in the EDCRN dataset.

Primary outcome measures

  • EDCRN dataset [Time frame: 29th October 2026]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
  • Data on treatment effects [Time frame: 29th October 2026]
  • Genetic Biomarkers [Time frame: 29th October 2026]
  • Socio-economic influences [Time frame: 29th October 2026]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who have been diagnosed with an eating disorder under at least 1 of the criteria specified in the DSM-5 and/or ICD-9, 10 or 11.
  • Patients who are receiving treatment as inpatients, day-patients or outpatients at a CAMHS or Adult service who is participating in the EDCRN.
  • Patients who are receiving treatment in the UK.

OR:

  • Parents/guardians of patients who have been diagnosed with an eating disorder under at least 1 of the criteria specified in the DSM-5 and/or ICD-9, 10 or 11.
  • Parents/guardians of patients who are receiving treatment as inpatients, day-patients or outpatients at a CAMHS or Adult service who is participating in the EDCRN.
  • Parents/guardians of patients who are receiving treatment in the UK.

Exclusion criteria

  • Individuals who do not meet the criteria specified above will be considered ineligible to participate in the EDCRN.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Study design

Observational model
Cohort

Study locations

Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06537895 · RE22072 · MR/X030539/1 · 341570

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗