Status:
COMPLETED
Brain's Response to Chocolate
Lead Sponsor:
USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Drexel University
Conditions:
Overweight
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test how the brain responds when individuals eat enjoyable foods such as chocolate. Eating certain foods can make one want to keep eating even when feeling full, caused...
Detailed Description
With obesity at an all-time high, understanding eating behavior beyond physical need is a priority. Food reinforcement is driven by central dopamine activity. However, objective measurement of brain d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- body mass index 20-30 kg/m2
- free of any major illness or disease
Exclusion
- food allergies
- participation in a weight loss diet or exercise program
- pregnancy
- lactation
- metabolic illness or disease (diabetes, renal failure, thyroid illness, hypertension)
- eye illness or disease (narrow angle glaucoma, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, cataracts)
- psychiatric, neurological or eating disorders (schizophrenia, depression, Parkinson's Disease, Huntington's Disease, cerebral palsy, stroke, epilepsy, anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa)
- take prescription medications except for oral contraceptives or antihyperlipidemia agents
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 17 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 2 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03364413
Start Date
January 17 2018
End Date
March 2 2018
Last Update
December 8 2023
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USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States, 58203