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

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    University Hospital Heidelberg

    Heidelberg, Germany