Status:
COMPLETED
Interoceptive Nutritional Processing in Healthy Participants and Patients With Binge-Eating-Disorder
Lead Sponsor:
University of Heidelberg Medical Center
Conditions:
Food Habits
Binge-Eating Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Brief Summary
Binge-Eating-Disorder (BED) is a common eating disorder characterized by recurring episodes of uncontrollable eating. The underlying neural mechanisms are largely unknown. However, dysfunctional hormo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- patients that meet the diagnostic criteria for BED
- Over age of 18 years.
- Right-handedness.
- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision.
- No other lifetime or current medical illness that could potentially affect appetite or body weight
- Exclusion criteria (for all participants):
- History of head injury or surgery
- History of neurological disorder
- Severe psychiatric comorbidity (psychosis, bipolar disorder, substance abuse)
- Smoking
- Borderline personality disorder
- Current psychotropic medication
- Inability to undergo fMRI scan (e.g. metallic implants, claustrophobia, pacemakers)
- Pregnancy
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
31 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04115852
Start Date
September 1 2019
End Date
December 1 2022
Last Update
January 13 2023
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany