Clinical trials: Feeding and Eating Disorders
Diet, Healthy, Eating Behavior
The Impact of Food Reformulation on Energy Intake
Food prepared outside of the home tends to have a high energy content, and high levels of nutrients of concern (sodium, fat, saturated fat and sugar), especially when compared to home-cooked food.
- Conditions
- Diet, Healthy, Eating Behavior, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05744050
- Testing
- Low energy density lunch, Medium energy density lunch, High energy density lunch
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Obesity & Overweight, Emotional Eating
Online Group Programme on Mindful Eating During Medication-Supported Weight Loss
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a digitally delivered, mindfulness-based nutrition group program for adults with obesity who are taking GLP-1 receptor agonist medication and…
- Conditions
- Obesity & Overweight, Emotional Eating, Emotional Eating Behaviour, Online Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT07701291
- Testing
- Online Group Intervention on Mindful Eating
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Bern University of Applied Sciences
Anorexia Nervosa, Adipokines
Adipokines and Ghrelin Concentrations in Different Stages of Anorexia Nervosa
The aim of this study is to determine serum concentrations of adiponectin (ApN), leptin and ghrelin in different stages of anorectic patients and to evaluate their relationships between biochemical, hormonal and anthropometric…
- Trial name
- NCT00602264
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Food Addiction
Food Addiction Clinical Treatment Program
The purpose of this current study is to establish the feasibility of, and preliminary support for, a clinical treatment program utilizing interventions from various empirically supported treatments for obesity-related eating…
- Trial name
- FACT (NCT04373343)
- Testing
- 16-week Food Addiction Clinical Treatment (FACT) Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Self Esteem, Body Image
Addressing Body Image Issues While Teaching Academic Course: The Group- Theory and Practice
MSc. course addressing the issue of body image among nutrition students while delivering the course "The group- theory and practice".
- Trial name
- NCT03270397
- Testing
- Academic course "The group- theory and practice"
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel Hai College
COVID-19
Dietary Intake and Eating Habits During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic affects eating habits, diet quality and physical activity differently among individuals; it is unclear how these behaviours will evolve as the pandemic continues.
- Trial name
- COVIDiet (NCT04407533)
- Testing
- Diet tracking and survey
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,020 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Anorexia Nervosa
rTMS for Aneroxia Nervosa in Youth
This study will examine the feasibility of off-label multilocus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa in participants between the ages of 14-24.
- Trial name
- MULTI-REX (NCT04846517)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Treatment
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Eating Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa
Imaginal Exposure II Study: In-Vivo
The purpose of this study is to test if imaginal exposure therapy can decrease symptoms of eating disorders and anxiety.
- Conditions
- Eating Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Exposure
- Trial name
- In-vivo IE II (NCT03934697)
- Testing
- imaginal exposure therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Binge-Eating Disorder
Use of Circadian Reset Technology to Alter REM Sleep and Appetitive Control in Patients With Binge Eating Disorder
This project includes testing circadian reset technology (CRT) on frequency of binge eating in a sample of 40 individuals with binge eating disorder. Participants will be randomized to one of two groups.
- Trial name
- NCT06858774
- Testing
- Circadian Reset Technology, VR Headset
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Adiposity, Food Preferences
Visceral Adiposity, Vagal Tone and Food Preferences: a Pilot Study
Food preferences are defined by a number of measurable parameters, such as per se food choices, sensitivity of taste and olfactory sensory perceptions, hedonic appreciation of foods ("liking") and motivation to consume them…
- Conditions
- Adiposity, Food Preferences, Eating Behavior
- Trial name
- ObVague (NCT06175988)
- Testing
- Visceral adiposity
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Obesity & Overweight
Healthy Eating for My Infant: A Community- Informed Infant Obesity Prevention Program Addressing the Impact of Maternal Mental Health on Eating and Feeding
Infants from low-income families are at increased risk for obesity, but obesity prevention programs tailored specifically to the needs of these infants are lacking.
- Trial name
- NCT07284108
- Testing
- Healthy Eating for My Infant (HEMI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Intermittent Fasting, Obesity
Longitudinal Monitoring During Intermittent Fasting Protocols in Obese Adults
LIMITFOOD2 is a randomized clinical intervention study that investigates the effects of two different intermittent fasting protocols compared to a control group on the health of obese adults.
- Conditions
- Intermittent Fasting, Obesity, Time Restricted Eating
- Trial name
- LIMITFOOD2 (NCT06323889)
- Testing
- Modified Alternate Day Fasting, Time-Restricted Eating, Weight-loss counseling
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Alcohol Consumption
Effect of Acute Alcohol Intoxication on Neural Processes During Decisions to Engage in HIV Risk Behaviors
Background: People who binge drink are more likely to have risky sexual encounters, and alcohol changes brain activity associated with reward decisions related to those behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT04360018
- Testing
- Alcohol beverage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Adolescent Overweight, Adolescent Obesity
Improving Sleep, Decision-Making, and Eating in Adolescents With Obesity
This study is being performed to understand the effects of a lifestyle modification and sleep intervention on weight loss outcomes in adolescence.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Overweight, Adolescent Obesity, Sleep, Eating Behaviors
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT06745570)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Modification and Sleep Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Obesity, Childhood, Eating Behavior
Interoception and Eating Behaviors in Children
The purpose of this study is to examine how individual differences in interoception (the ability to sense, interpret, and act on bodily feelings like hunger, fullness, thirst, hot, cold, etc.) relate to eating behaviors in…
- Trial name
- I-EAT (NCT06504654)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Anorexia Nervosa
Microbiome-mediated Weight, Anxiety, and Stress Dysregulation in Anorexia Nervosa
The purpose of this research study is to analyze the microorganisms residing in the gut of patients with anorexia nervosa. Research has begun to link changes in the intestinal microbiota with diseases such as inflammatory bowel…
- Trial name
- Microbiome (NCT03119272)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity
Binge Eating Disorder and Obesity : Functional MRI Study
Obesity, defined as BMI> 30kg / m2, is a major public health problem, with devastating medical and psychological consequences. 30% of obese suffer from BED type of eating disorders.
- Trial name
- BED (NCT02868619)
- Testing
- Functional MRI, ADO-BEDS scale, R-CMAS scale
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Obesity, Childhood
Development of an Eating Behavior Risk Score
This study will explore how children's eating behaviors are connected to brain activity and body fat levels. Researchers are especially interested in a behavior pattern called the PACE phenotype, which includes how much children…
- Trial name
- PACE (NCT07266506)
- Testing
- Assessment of PACE Eating Phenotype and Related Behavioral and Neurobiological Measures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Binge-Eating Disorder, Quality of Life
Quality of Life in Binge Eating Disorder.
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) patients tend to report low quality of life (Qol). However, research is limited. Most research on Qol in BED include generic measures, rather than disease specific.
- Trial name
- NCT05010798
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Overweight and Obesity
The Fasting and Shifted Timing (FAST) of Eating Study
The aim of this study is to assess peoples' satisfaction with their diet based on adhering to three different meal-timing protocols for one week each: (1) Time-restricted feeding (TRF); (2) Intermittent fasting (IF); and (3)…
- Trial name
- FAST (NCT04527952)
- Testing
- Online handouts describing how to follow each diet for 1 week each
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina