Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative 2 (EDGI2)
The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative 2 (EDGI2) is an observational study aiming to understand eating disorders better. Researchers are looking for 20,000 participants aged 12 to 99 with a lifetime history of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, or avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, as well as people with no history of disordered eating. This study does not involve any active treatment. Instead, it focuses on identifying participants with different eating disorder diagnoses and their age of onset. The goal is to gather more diverse information to help develop better treatments in the future.
- Study design
- This is an observational study with a planned enrollment of 20,000 participants. You will be assigned to an eating disorder diagnosis group based on your lifetime history.
- What's involved
- You will be asked to complete a series of questionnaires and provide a saliva sample for genetic testing.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Not specified.
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Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative 2
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
5 sites across 5 statesStudy leadership
- Cynthia Bulik, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Do you actually qualify for this trial?
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Inclusion
Exclusion
What this trial measures
- Number of Participants Identified with an Eating Disorder Diagnosis by CategoryBaseline
The ED100Kv4 is a web-based diagnostic questionnaire, based on the Structured Clinical Interview for Axis 1 Disorders, that applies algorithms to participant responses. The number of participants with each diagnosis (AN, BN, BED, ARFID, and control) will be reported.
- Age of eating disorder onsetBaseline
Age of eating disorder onset will be considered as the age of first eating disorder symptom as self-reported in the ED100Kv4 questionnaire (ED100K). Age of onset will be reported for each eating disorder group.