Clinical trials: Food Cravings
Healthy Participants
Physiological and Neurocognitive Responses to Multisensory Food Cues in VR
This study aims to investigate how food cravings change when visual food cues are enriched with sound, smell, and interactive experiences in a virtual reality (VR) environment.
- Trial name
- NCT07320209
- Testing
- Real food, Virtual Reality Food
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
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
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
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, Overweight
The Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Chemosensory Function and Ingestive Behavior
The goal of this study is to explore whether of GLP-1 receptor agonist use is associated with differences in taste, smell, food preferences, appetite, food cravings, and responses to food cues in adults.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Taste Perception, Olfaction
- Trial name
- NCT07611201
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Sleep Deprivation
Olfactory Contributions to Sleep-dependent Food Craving
This within-subject experiment uses one night of acute sleep restriction (4h) vs normal sleep (8h) to study state-dependent changes in olfactory processing.
- Trial name
- SDFC (NCT04179838)
- Testing
- Sleep-Deprived, Non-Sleep Deprived
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Eating Behavior
Effect of tDCS Montage on Measures of Appetite
The aim is to validate a new sham (control) method for use in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) that is less discernible to participants from the real condition.
- Trial name
- NCT03396549
- Testing
- real tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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
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)
Overweight or Obesity
Craving Network Neurofeedback
This project tests whether individuals with overweight or obesity and high craving can learn to change their brain response to food cues using neurofeedback, to impact their craving and eating behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT06426693
- Testing
- Experimental feedback, Control feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Obesity
Learning Theory to Improve Obesity Treatment
The purpose of this study is to optimize an obesity treatment program targeting overweight 8-12 year old children using "Cue Exposure Training".
- Trial name
- iROC (NCT01708785)
- Testing
- Single food Cue Exposure Treatment, Multiple food Cue Exposure Treatment, Partial Reinforcement - Enhanced Cue Exposure Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
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.
Obesity
The Effect of Brain Stimulation (tDCS) in Food Cravings Control in Overweight/Obese Women
This study is a randomized clinical trial to test the effect of a type of non-invasive brain stimulation on the response to a behavioral intervention designed to enhance cognitive control over food cravings in obese and…
- Trial name
- NCT04420767
- Testing
- tDCS, Go-No GO task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
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
Emotional Eating, Overweight or Obesity
Efficacy of Satisens® in Reducing Emotional Eating
This study evaluates the efficacy of Satisens®, a dietary supplement composed of plant extracts, in reducing emotional eating and sweet cravings in healthy adults.
- Conditions
- Emotional Eating, Overweight or Obesity, Hormonal Changes, Neurotransmitter Agents
- Trial name
- Satisens (NCT07079046)
- Testing
- Intervention 1: Satisens®
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- José Enrique de la Rubia Ortí, Ph
Obesity, Overweight
Worksite Wellness Randomized Controlled Trial
Worksites offer attractive locations for reducing the national prevalence of overweight and obesity. Interventions that are both effective and sustainable for producing long-term changes in health and employee wellness are…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT02593240
- Testing
- The iDiet® (also called Healthy Weight for Living when used as a not-for-profit intervention) with Food, The iDiet® (also called Healthy Weight for Living when used as a not-for-profit intervention) with Voucher, Human Performance Institute©
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 554 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Craving, Mastication Disorder
Effects of Non-invasive Neuromodulation on Food Desire, Chewing Pattern, Executive Functions and Oxidative Stress.
From the change in self-regulation, memory is inhibited, allowing individuals to suppress or ignore unwanted or outdated associations and thus help to filter information relevant to dietary goals from irrelevant information.
- Conditions
- Craving, Mastication Disorder, Memory Disorders, Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT05046145
- Testing
- speech therapy for chewing + real tDCS
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Piauí
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 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
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