Clinical Trial: A Double Blind Clinical Trial of DCS for Food Anxiety

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: A Double Blind Clinical Trial of DCS for Food Anxiety for Patients With Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa

Brief Summary: This is a pilot study investigating if cycloserine (DCS; a learning enhancement medication) augments exposure therapy for food anxiety in patients with anorexia and bulimia nervosa. The investigators expect that (a) exposure therapy will reduce anxiety (b) anxiety will be reduced more in the DCS relative to placebo condition (c) participants in the DCS condition will have a greater increase in Body Mass Index.