Studying Severity Differences in Binge Eating Disorder with Obesity Role of Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Related Disorders

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are investigating Binge Eating Disorder BED in adults with obesity to better understand its severity and related health conditions. This study focuses on how impulsivity, compulsivity, emotional regulation, attention problems, and other co-occurring disorders may distinguish more severe BED cases from milder ones. Improved severity classification aims to help in screening and managing BED more effectively. This observational study includes two groups adults with obesity and BED, and adults with obesity but without BED. Obesity is defined as a body mass index BMI of 30 or higher. Participants with BED are identified by a positive Binge Eating Disorder Screener BEDS-7 score and a Binge Eating Scale score above 16, while the control group has negative BEDS-7 scores and Binge Eating Scale scores below 12. No treatments are given as part of the study. Participants will undergo assessments including physical and psychological evaluations, body measurements, blood tests, and various questionnaires and cognitive tests related to impulsivity, compulsivity, emotion regulation, anxiety, attention, and depression. The main outcomes include measuring physical and psychological comorbidities and the severity of binge eating. The study is led by Laval University and runs through 2025 with participants aged 18 to 65 years.

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