Status:

COMPLETED

Determining the Response to Sipping Beverages Without Swallowing in People With Eating Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

New York State Psychiatric Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Eating Disorders

Eligibility:

FEMALE

16-45 years

Brief Summary

This study will use a sipping and spitting exercise to better understand the brain's response to food intake in people with eating disorders.

Detailed Description

Eating behavior is controlled by many factors, including appetite; food availability; family, peer, and cultural practices; and attempts at voluntary control. Eating disorders are characterized by a v...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For participants with bulimia nervosa:
  • Meets DSM-IV criteria for bulimia nervosa
  • Duration of illness is 1 year
  • Self-induces vomiting
  • Weighs between 85 and 120% of ideal weight
  • For participants with anorexia nervosa:
  • Meets DSM-IV criteria for anorexia nervosa (amenorrhea will not be required for study inclusion)
  • Medically stable
  • For participants with binge eating disorder:
  • Meets DSM-IV criteria for binge eating disorder
  • Duration of illness is 1 year
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) is at least 30
  • For healthy participants:
  • Weighs between 80 and 120% of ideal weight

Exclusion

  • For participants with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge eating disorder:
  • Significant medical illness
  • At risk for suicide
  • Currently taking medication
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse within 6 months prior to study entry
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Axis I psychiatric disorder requiring pharmacotherapy
  • Axis I psychiatric disorder that could impair ability to participate in the study (e.g., mania, psychosis)
  • Comorbid binge eating disorder and an Axis I illness other than major depression
  • For healthy participants:
  • Current or history of psychiatric illness
  • History of any eating disorder
  • Significant medical illness
  • Currently taking medication
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse within 6 months prior to study entry
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2005

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00353548

Start Date

April 1 2005

End Date

July 1 2011

Last Update

July 23 2012

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New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States, 10032