Clinical trials: Food Craving
Obesity
CRAVE Study: Comparing Craving Responses and Diet Quality of GLP1 Receptor Agonist Users
This study aims to assess the impact of GLP-1 receptor agonists, semaglutide and tirzepatide, on food cravings and diet quality in individuals with overweight or obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT06467604
- Testing
- Surveys, Indirect Calorimetry, Body composition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Obesity
Crave Crush Neuroimaging Study
The purpose of the research is to test whether a gymnemic acids (GA) lozenge will reduce reward region response to intake of high-sugar food and ad lib candy intake and whether the GA lozenge reduced reward region response to…
- Trial name
- NCT02949102
- Testing
- Crave Crush
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Food Cravings
A Mindfulness Mobile Intervention Targeting Reductions in Food Cravings
Participants will complete a 5-week smartphone app-based intervention that teaches mindful eating skills. One goal is to determine to what extent participants will enjoy using the app and complete the intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT02694731
- Testing
- Mobile application intervention (Device: Smartphone)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Stress, Sleep
The Impact of Ashwagandha on Perceived Stress, Sleep and Food Cravings in College Students
The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of 700 mg daily ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera) in healthy college students on sleep, stress and food cravings to healthy college students taking placebo.
- Conditions
- Stress, Sleep, Craving, Well Being
- Trial name
- NCT05430685
- Testing
- Ashwagandha
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Cognitive Performance, Food Cravings
Cognitive Function and Cue-Reactivity Study
We are interested in testing differences in cognitive function and food reactivity at various time points in individuals following low and high carbohydrate diets.
- Trial name
- NCT00194246
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Mood, Energy
Effect of Frequent Interruptions of Prolonged Sitting on Self-perceived Levels of Energy, Mood, Food Cravings and Cognitive Function
This study is designed to test the effects of six 5 minute microbursts of physical activity spread across the day as compared to either a sedentary control condition or a single 30 minute bout of moderate intensity physical…
- Conditions
- Mood, Energy, Food Cravings, Cognitive Function
- Trial name
- NCT02717377
- Testing
- physical activity
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Obesity, Weight Maintenance
Real-Time Assessment of Food Craving, Use, and Triggers During Outpatient Treatment of Obesity: A Development and Feasibility Study
The objective of this study will assess the feasibility of utilizing real-time data monitoring in future clinical trials of weight control medications and other treatment modalities, along with the feasibility of distinguishing…
- Trial name
- NCT00198783
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
How Does Vagus Nerve Stimulation Affect Blood Glucose, Food, and Movement Cravings?
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of using non-invasive transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) to examine physiological and psychological responses in a college-aged healthy population
- Trial name
- NCT07457372
- Testing
- Active taVNS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Binge-Eating Disorder
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
This study evaluates de efficacy of 5Hz repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) applied on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in patients with binge eating disorder.
- Trial name
- TMS&BED (NCT03540641)
- Testing
- MagVenture MagPro R30
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro
Addictive Behaviors, Internet Addiction Disorder
Is Craving a Central Criterion for Diagnosing a Behavioral Addiction?
This study is a cross-sectional observational study designed to evaluate the diagnostic criteria for behavioral addictions (gambling, online video game disorder, screen addiction, food addiction, and pathological use of sex…
- Conditions
- Addictive Behaviors, Internet Addiction Disorder, Gambling, Technology Addiction
- Trial name
- CRIBA (NCT07854912)
- Testing
- Questionnaires, Telephone interview
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bordeaux
Food Cravings
Randomized Clinical Trial Investigating Efficacy of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) for Food Cravings
This pilot study will examine one issue only in weight loss - food cravings in overweight (i.e. BMI between 25-29.9) or obese (BMI greater than 30) consumers.
- Trial name
- NCT00668993
- Testing
- EFT - the Emotional Freedom technique
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soul Medicine Institute
Obesity
Evaluation of the Association Between the Menstrual Cycle and Weight Loss in Healthy, Overweight Premenopausal Women
Achievement and maintenance of weight loss in obese individuals has proven difficult. Many hypotheses have suggested potential biological mechanisms to explain why weight loss attempts often fail, and the surrounding obesogenic…
- Trial name
- MENSTRALEAN (NCT01622114)
- Testing
- Evaluation of the Association between the Menstrual Cycle and Weight Loss in Healthy, Overweight Premenopausal Women
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Schizophrenia, Obesity
Effects of Antipsychotics on Eating and Food Craving in People With Schizophrenia
Background: Although second-generation antipsychotic medications have fewer serious side effects and complications than first-generation ones, they are strongly associated with weight gain for reasons that are as yet unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT01222793
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Cognitive Function, Fatigue
A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effects of a Supplement on Cognitive Function and Energy Levels
This study evaluates the effects of Artah's Cellular Hydration electrolyte supplement on cognitive function and energy levels in healthy adults aged 25-60 who experience mild to moderate fatigue, brain fog, or related symptoms.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Function, Fatigue, Energy Levels, Mental Clarity
- Trial name
- NCT07755475
- Testing
- Cellular Hydration Supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Artah Nutrition Limited
Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder
Pre-therapeutic Validation of the Virtual Reality-based Exposure Scenario for CBT "ReVBED" for the Induction of Food Craving in Patients With Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
Food craving is a major therapeutic issue in Eating Disorders with binge eating: the Bulimia Nervosa and the Binge Eating Disorder (BED).
- Trial name
- RevBED (NCT05385653)
- Testing
- experimentation of the virtual reality "RevBED"
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Food Addiction, Withdrawal
The Biobehavioral Impact of Diet Quality on Affect and Craving
The current study experimentally investigates whether reducing highly processed (HP) foods (defined in this study as foods high in added sugars) leads to, psychological and / or behavioral indicators of withdrawal.
- Trial name
- NCT04105712
- Testing
- Dietary Change (low in highly processed foods)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Obesity, Craving
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) for Food Craving in Obese Individuals.
Background: Obesity is one of the most important diseases around the globe; with a continuous increase and public health concern. Current treatments present some limitations.
- Trial name
- taVNS (NCT03217929)
- Testing
- Active-taVNS
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Obesity, Atypical Depression
Effects of Chromium Picolinate on Food Intake
The purpose of this study is to test the effects of chromium picolinate on food intake, food cravings, eating attitudes, and appetite.
- Trial name
- NCT00477854
- Testing
- Chromium Picolinate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Healthy Adults
Safety and Tolerance of a Novel Three-Strain Probiotic in Healthy Adults
This Phase I \& II study evaluates the safety and tolerability of 8 weeks of daily supplementation with high-dose versus standard-dose of a novel three-strain probiotic.
- Trial name
- NCT07566884
- Testing
- Three-Strain Probiotic
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pendulum Therapeutics
Food Cravings
EXOMIND (BTL-699) for the Reduction of Food Cravings
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if the treatment with BTL-699 device is able to temporarily reduce food cravings in adults above the age of 22 years.
- Trial name
- NCT06889298
- Testing
- Treatment with BTL-699
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BTL Industries Ltd.