Clinical trials: Eating Pathology
Food Preferences, Obesity
Online Food and Beverage Labels and Vending Machine Selections
The aim of this study is to compare the impact of 5 different types of front of package (FOP) food and beverage labels: 1) calorie labels [control], 2) green labels on healthy foods, 3) red/yellow/green labels on less…
- Conditions
- Food Preferences, Obesity, Weight Gain
- Trial name
- VLO (NCT05432271)
- Testing
- Exposure to calorie information, Exposure to healthy labels only, Exposure to healthiness information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Appetitive Behavior, Obesity
Neural Mechanisms for Appetitive Responses to High Reward Foods
This study is aimed at understanding neuroendocrine responses to different types of sugars and how this influences feeding behavior among lean, overweight, and obese individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT02945475
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Overweight
Do Weight Status and the Level of Dietary Restraint Moderate the Relationship Between Package Unit Size and Food Intake?
The objective of this study is to determine the independent and combined effects of weight status and the level of dietary restraint on the relationship between package unit size and food intake.
- Trial name
- NCT01384552
- Testing
- Package Unit Size - Single Serving, Package Unit Size - Standard
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Adolescent Obesity, Eating Behavior
Dietary Intake and Eating Behaviors in Adolescents Who Undergo Bariatric Surgery
to study the dietary intake and eating behaviors of adolescents who undergo bariatric surgery
- Conditions
- Adolescent Obesity, Eating Behavior, Dietary Intake
- Trial name
- Teen LABS (NCT00721838)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Self-regulation, Appetitive Behavior
Food for Thought: Executive Functioning Around Eating Among Children
Scientific knowledge of the cognitive-developmental processes that serve to support children's appetite self-regulation are surprisingly limited.
- Conditions
- Self-regulation, Appetitive Behavior, Eating Behavior, Child Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT06108128
- Testing
- Executive functioning observational tasks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Childhood Obesity
Alberta Project Promoting Active Living and Healthy Eating in Schools
The objectives were to 1) make students eat healthier and be more active; and 2) prevent overweight and obesity. Children will therefore be less likely overweight or obese.
- Trial name
- APPLE Schools (NCT01914185)
- Testing
- Comprehensive School Health (CSH)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8,663 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Body Image Disturbance, Eating Disorder Symptom
Evaluating Body Acceptance Programs for Young Men
While eating disorders in males are often overlooked, up to 7 million men in the United States will experience an Eating Disorder in their lifetime.
- Conditions
- Body Image Disturbance, Eating Disorder Symptom, Dysmorphia, Eating Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT04687228
- Testing
- More than Muscles (MTM), Media Advocacy (MA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Growth Failure, Stunting
ELICIT 2.0: Pilot Study of the Effect of Maternal Protein Supplementation During Lactation on Childhood Growth
Haydom Global Health Research Center in north central Tanzania represents an important rural setting for performing high-quality medical research in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Conditions
- Growth Failure, Stunting, Malnutrition, Protein Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04565314
- Testing
- Plumpy'Mum
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Obesity, Smoking Cessation
Gut Hormones in Obesity, Nicotine and Alcohol Dependence
The "Gut Hormones in Addiction" study is a proof-of-concept experimental medicine human study to answer the following questions: 1.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Smoking Cessation, Alcoholism
- Trial name
- GHADD (NCT02690987)
- Testing
- Exenatide, Desacyl ghrelin, Saline
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Obesity
Metabolic Flexibility and Metabolic Heath in Human Obesity
This interventional study explores the relationship between improvements in metabolic health following weight loss and changes in whole-body fat mass and its distribution.
- Trial name
- PROB (NCT07355933)
- Testing
- Body Weight Loss
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jose Galgani
Obesity; Excess Calories
Speed Limits: Food Intake and Eating Behaviour of Ultra-processed and Unprocessed Foods
Rationale: Foods that can be eaten at a fast rate - with low mastication effort - lead to shorter orosensory exposure (OSE) per unit of food consumed.
- Trial name
- Vogue (NCT04280146)
- Testing
- daily energy intake
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Feeding and Eating Disorders
The Influence of Upright Feeding Position on Pulmonary and Ear Morbidity
Does upright feeding position of 3 month old infants reduce respiratory and ear morbidity during the following year?
- Trial name
- NCT03247946
- Testing
- upright head position
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Obesity, Brain Function
Food Intake-Related Brain and Metabolic Responses in Obesity
This study is a prospective, single-center, randomized, controlled, crossover intervention trial. A total of 60 participants, including 30 patients with obesity and 30 healthy controls, will be enrolled.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Brain Function, Metabolomics, Feeding Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07392905
- Testing
- Glucose Liquid Meal, Fat Liquid Meal, Protein Liquid Meal
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Eating Disorders, Bulimia
Individually Tailored Web-based Cbt for Eating Disorders and the Role of Knowledge Acquisition
Background: Previous studies on Internet-based treatment with eating disorders have shown promising results. Objective: The first aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a tailored therapist guided internet-based…
- Trial name
- NCT02700620
- Testing
- Internet-delivered CBT
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Obesity, Eating Disorders
A Brief Appetite Awareness Intervention for Eating and Weight Regulation Among College Freshmen
The proposed study is a randomized clinical trial investigating the effects of a weight gain and eating dysregulation prevention intervention among college freshmen women.
- Trial name
- NCT02496637
- Testing
- Appetite Awareness, Nutrition Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Diet, Healthy, Eating Behavior
SSS and the Impact of Portion Size on Daily Energy Intake
Reducing food portion size is a potential strategy to reduce energy intake. However, it remains unclear who is most susceptible to the portion size effect (PSE).
- Conditions
- Diet, Healthy, Eating Behavior, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05399836
- Testing
- Portion size manipulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Periodontal Diseases, Eating Disorder
Periodontal Impact of Eating Disorders (the PERIOED Study)
This study evaluated the periodontal status of patients suffering from eating disorders (anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa). The work hypothesis is that eating disorder patients have a higher risk for periodontal diseases than…
- Conditions
- Periodontal Diseases, Eating Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa
- Trial name
- PERIOED (NCT02960152)
- Testing
- diagnostic
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Paris 7 - Denis Diderot
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa Genetics Initiative
The Anorexia Nervosa Genetics Initiative (ANGI) is the largest and most rigorous genetic investigation of eating disorders ever conducted.
- Trial name
- ANGI (NCT01916538)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22,445 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Obesity, Weight Gain
Effects of Monosodium Glutamate on Energy Balance and Eating Behavior
This study will test whether regular consumption of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) immediately prior to each of the three major meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) inhibits body weight and fat regain following a period of moderate, yet…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Gain, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NCT01410838
- Testing
- Broth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Healthy Children, Children
Improvements in Daily Activity and Exercise in School Children: the ActChild Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the health-related effects of an exercise intervention in children aged 5-8 years. Main research questions: Does a municipality-driven exercise intervention improve physical activity…
- Conditions
- Healthy Children, Children, Children in School, Child Health
- Trial name
- ActChild (NCT06791278)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus