Clinical trials: Food Cravings
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.
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
Alcohol Use Disorder
Manipulating Ghrelin Signaling Via GOAT Inhibition in Alcohol Use Disorder
Background: People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) have trouble controlling their drinking. Medications can help some people with AUD but are not effective for many others.
- Trial name
- NCT03896516
- Testing
- GLWL-01
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Schizophrenia Spectrum, Schizophrenia
The Safety and Effectiveness of dTMS for Reducing Antipsychotic-induced Weight Gain
Antipsychotic-induced metabolic disturbances, especially weight gain, are common in patients with schizophrenia. There are no hitherto effective treatments for reducing antipsychotic-induced weight gain.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia Spectrum, Schizophrenia, Antipsychotic Induced Weight Gain
- Trial name
- dTMS (NCT07795554)
- Testing
- dTMS of accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation, ACC-iTBS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South 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
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
Obesity
CNS Modification of Food Craving by Neurofeedback
The investigators plan to evaluate H.E.G. (Hematoencephalography) modality in brain modulation of appetite and food craving in a randomized controlled study. The H.E.G.
- Trial name
- NCT02480179
- Testing
- H.E.G. (hematoencephalography) based neurofeedback
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Overweight and Obese Adults, BMI>=23 kg/m2
Role of Leucine on Muscle Preservation During Weight Loss in Older Men
Overweight and obesity are part of a global health epidemic. However, older adults trying to lose weight face a dual challenge: first, muscle mass and strength naturally decline at an accelerating rate with age; second, effective…
- Trial name
- NCT07781410
- Testing
- Protein, Leucine
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Food Addiction
Ultra Crave: An Investigation of Ultra-Processed Food
This study experimentally investigates whether a reduction in ultra-processed (UP) food intake (1) causes aversive withdrawal symptoms in humans, (2) increases the motivational salience of UP food cues and, if so, (3) whether…
- Trial name
- NCT06044285
- Testing
- Low UP (meals provided), Low UP (self-guided), Active Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
Eating Habits and Behaviors, (UMLS)
The Effect of Exposure to Food in Social Networks on Food Cravings and External Eating
Background: Food practices are socially, culturally and historically embedded in everyday life. It is a common notion that people eat due to internal state of physiologic hunger but in fact the drive behind eating behaviors is…
- Trial name
- FEECAEE (NCT03731663)
- Testing
- Exposure to pictures of appetizing food (known as Foodporn), Exposure to neutral pictures
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ruppin Acdemic Center
Obesity and Overweight, Food Cravings
The Effectiveness of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Patients
This doctoral dissertation takes into account epidemiological and clinical data of the international literature about obesity and, generally, increased body weight (BMI≥ 25kg/m2) and their consequences on health.
- Trial name
- NCT06945731
- Testing
- TMS
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Larissa University Hospital
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Obesity (BMI Equal to or >30)
Semaglutide Dose Effects on Metabolic and Stress Hormone, Craving and Alcohol Use Outcomes
This study will examine two doses of 1.0 mg and 2.0 mg of Semaglutide versus placebo in patients with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and Obesity (Ob) to assess if these doses improve alcohol craving, stress and alcohol use outcomes.
- Trial name
- SEMA AUD (NCT07772960)
- Testing
- Semaglutide 1.0 mg, Semaglutide 2.0 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Food Habits
Assessing the Presence of Casomorphins in Human Plasma After Dairy Ingestion
This purpose of this study is to perform a pilot investigation to determine if opioid peptides such as casomorphin can be detected in human plasma after cheese ingestion.
- Trial name
- NCT00360919
- Testing
- cheese ingestion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Obesity, Food Craving
The Role of Emotional Arousal in Food Preference and Taste
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of stress in food craving and food consumption in obesity. Using experimentally validated guided imagery procedure, the investigators propose to examine the stress response using…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Food Craving, Food Consumption
- Trial name
- NCT02402088
- Testing
- Stress Imagery, Food Cue Imagery, Neutral-Relaxing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
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
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
Food Intake
Virtual Reality Effects on Food Intake Game to Decrease Food Intake
Aims: The first aim was to replicate the pre-exposure effect. This was done by assessing the effect of exposing participants to a puzzle game with real foods compared to real nonfoods on food intake.
- Trial name
- NCT05169996
- Testing
- Real Food, Real Nonfood, Virtual reality Food
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tilburg University
Overweight, Obesity
Memory-Updating Technique to Reduce Food Craving and High Calorie Food Intake Among Individuals With Overweight/Obesity
This study will evaluate the effects of retrieval-extinction (R-E) training on responding to high calorie foods including self-report craving, physiological responding, and high calorie food intake in adults with…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Craving, Eating Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04077385
- Testing
- Retrieval-extinction (R-E) Training, Extinction Training
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity, Craving
Efficacy of a Cognitive - Affective - Addictive Based Intervention to Decrease Food Craving in Obese Patients.
Since the 80's, the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled and despite progression of knowledge, interventions usually lead to a transient reduction in body weight that is not maintained in the long-term.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Craving, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Remediation Therapy
- Trial name
- OBESADEM (NCT04338178)
- Testing
- Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT), Emotional Skills Training (EST), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux