Status:
COMPLETED
Decision Making, Daily Experiences, and Brain Activity in Young Adult Women
Lead Sponsor:
Mclean Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Conditions:
Binge-Eating Disorder
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators are doing a study of women with and without binge-eating disorder to learn more about what happens when people engage in everyday decision-making activities. The investigators are in...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Inclusion Criteria for All Participants:
- Normal or corrected to normal vision and hearing
- Verbal and written fluency in English
- Right-handed
- Body mass index of 20-35 kg/m\^2
- Additional Inclusion Criteria for Participants with Binge-Eating Disorder:
- • DSM-5 binge-eating disorder
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Exclusion Criteria for All Participants:
- Impaired cognition or other neurological/cognitive problems
- Contraindications to MRI (e.g., certain metal implants, claustrophobia)
- Currently/recently/potentially pregnant, seeking to become pregnant in the near future, or breastfeeding
- Serious and/or unstable medical diseases and conditions, and certain other medical diseases and conditions
- Recent low weight
- Certain medications (e.g., insulin)
- Current/recent frequent recreational drug use, or history of frequent recreational drug use in early adolescence
- Extreme dietary limitations (e.g., veganism), pervasive food allergies, or limited exposure to popular snack foods
- Current/recent suicidality
- Current/recent changes in treatment for mental illness
- Study-relevant research experience
- Additional Exclusion Criteria for Comparison Participants:
- Personal history of eating disorders or recurrent binge eating
- Personal history of any other mental illness, including serious substance use problems
- First-degree relative with current or past eating or psychotic disorder
- Significant recent change in weight
- Additional Exclusion Criteria for Participants with Binge-Eating Disorder:
- Severe mental illness (e.g., psychotic disorder, severe agoraphobia)
- Certain other current/recent mental illness, including severe substance use problems, that would limit study participation or safety
- Recent anorexia nervosa spectrum disorder, avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder, or bulimia nervosa spectrum disorder
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 31 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 27 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
77 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04125589
Start Date
December 31 2019
End Date
June 27 2025
Last Update
October 27 2025
Active Locations (1)
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McLean Hospital
Belmont, Massachusetts, United States, 02478