Status:

COMPLETED

Neural Correlates of Reward and Symptom Expression in Anorexia Nervosa

Lead Sponsor:

University of Minnesota

Conditions:

Anorexia Nervosa

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to identify the patterns of brain activity in reward circuitry that promote symptoms of anorexia nervosa. This project will compare weight-restored individuals with anor...

Detailed Description

Aim 1: To compare patterns of brain activity in reward circuits to typically rewarding cues and disorder-specific cues between weight-restored individuals with anorexia nervosa and non-eating disorder...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \> 18 years old
  • Current BMI \> 18.5 kg/m2
  • Ability to read and speak in English
  • Right-handed
  • Weight restored Anorexia Nervosa group: 1) DSM-5 diagnosis of AN in the past 6 months, with the exception of body image disturbance and intense fear of weight gain criteria; 2) BMI \< 18.5 kg/m2 within past 6 months

Exclusion

  • Medical instability or current pregnancy
  • Current substance use disorder, psychosis, or bipolar-I disorder
  • Contraindication for fMRI
  • History of neurological disorder/injury (e.g., stroke; head injury with \> 10 minutes loss of consciousness)
  • Food allergy that cannot be accommodated through substitutions to the laboratory test meal
  • Lacking capacity to consent
  • Non-eating disorder Control group: Current DSM-5 Axis-I diagnosis or current or past eating disorder diagnosis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 28 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

79 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03275545

Start Date

February 28 2018

End Date

August 1 2022

Last Update

September 21 2022

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University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55414