Eating disorders in patients with gastrointestinal disorders
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Eating disorders in patients with gastrointestinal disorders: an observational cohort study
IRAS ID
287765
Contact name
David Sanders
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
Gastrointestinal disorders including Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Coeliac Disease account for up to 15% of consultations in primary care. Dietary therapies may be central to the treatment of some of these Gastrointestinal disorders such as in Coeliac Disease but increasingly dietary therapies are also being preferred as an alternative to pharmacological therapies in both Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Eating is not just an act of nutritional requirements. Eating is central to our lives and has great social importance. Any problems with eating can have a negative impact on patients’ food related quality of life. Eating disorders including anorexia nervosa and bulimia are well established diagnosis and may be initially seen in primary care. The SCOFF questionnaire is a validated tool which is shown to have excellent sensitivity and specificity to recognise eating disorders. It is highly likely that eating disorders occur in patients with co-existing GI disorders. However little has been published in this overlap area. Furthermore, given the recent resurgence of dietary therapies in Gastrointestinal disorders it is crucial that a contemporary study is undertaken to establish accurate prevalence rates.
This will be an observational cohort study, assessing the association between disordered eating patterns and Gastrointestinal disorders. Prevalence of disordered eating pattern and Gastrointestinal Disorder as measured by the SCOFF Questionnaire will form the outcome measure.
REC name
East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 1
REC reference
20/ES/0106
Date of REC Opinion
6 Nov 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion