Influence of Control Deprivation on the Use of the Analytical Cognitive Style in Anorexic Subjects

The use of an analytical cognitive style is a specific feature of anorexia nervosa and is thought to contribute to the maintenance of the disorder, in particular by encouraging fragmented body perception and a focus on certain parts of the body to the detriment of overall harmony and coherence. The need for control has also been described as an important element in the pathology. At the same time, some authors have shown that, outside of any pathology, recourse to the analytical cognitive style could respond to a need to restore control and, in turn, improve the feeling of control. However, at present, no causal relationship has been demonstrated between the feeling of loss of control and the analytical cognitive style in anorexia nervosa. However, such a relationship would enable us to gain a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of the disorder and to better target the treatment of patients.

NCT Number	NCT07274722
Lead Sponsor	Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit Collaborators: Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition et l'Apprentissage
Conditions	Anorexia Nervosa
Enrollment	54 participants
Start Date	2024-04-04
Primary Completion	2026-04-03 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-04-03 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-12-10