Clinical trials: Overeating
Obesity, Binge Eating
Treatment of Obesity and Binge Eating: Behavioral Weight Loss Versus Stepped Care
This controlled study will test the effectiveness of a stepped-care approach to a standard behavioral weight loss treatment for obese patients with Binge Eating Disorder (BED).
- Trial name
- NCT00829283
- Testing
- Behavioral Weight Loss, Behavioral Weight Loss + Guided self-help Cognitive-behavioral Therapy, Sibutramine/Orlistat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 191 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Obesity, Binge Eating
Study of Behavioral Weight Loss Therapy for Obesity and Binge Eating in Monolingual Hispanic Persons
This is a research study designed to examine the effectiveness of an obesity medication (orlistat) given in addition to behavioral weight loss therapy. Participants will be obese monolingual (Spanish-speaking only) men and women.
- Trial name
- NCT00516919
- Testing
- Xenical + behavioral intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Hyperphagia, Prader-Willi Syndrome
Pilot Study of Startle-response Test to Assess Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation-induced Modulation of Hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as it modifies hyperphagia in obese subjects, non-obese subjects, and subjects with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).
- Trial name
- NCT01863017
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Alcohol; Use, Problem, Stress
A Behavioral Activation Intervention Administered in a College Freshman Orientation Course
The transition from high school to college is a developmentally sensitive period that is high risk for escalations in alcohol use.
- Conditions
- Alcohol; Use, Problem, Stress, Binge Eating, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04038190
- Testing
- behavioral activation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 572 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas
Neonatal Death, Prematurity
Outcomes Following Early Parenteral Nutrition Use in Preterm Neonates
BACKGROUND An essential part of neonatal care is providing nutrition to ensure that babies grow and develop. Providing this can be difficult in premature babies because their intestines are underdeveloped.
- Trial name
- NCT03767634
- Testing
- Parenteral nutrition
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 97,507 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Obesity, Overweight
Mobile Attention Retraining in Overweight Female Adolescents
Background: People are constantly exposed to unhealthy foods. Some studies of adults show that training attention away from unhealthy foods might reduce overeating.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Binge Eating, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT02977403
- Testing
- Attention Bias Retraining
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Obesity
Biology and Experience of Eating in Women With Obesity
The purpose of this study is to understand how the opioid system is involved in eating behavior.
- Trial name
- BEE (NCT02805972)
- Testing
- Naloxone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Obesity
Exercise as a Buffer Against Stress-induced Overeating
The purpose of this study is to examine the psychological benefits of chronic exercise as well as the effects of exercise training on eating behaviors and stress-induced overeating in overweight and obese women.
- Trial name
- NCT02936076
- Testing
- Exercise intervention, Delayed exercise intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Binge-Eating Disorder, Circadian Rhythm Disorders
The Role of the Circadian System in Binge Eating Disorder
Binge eating disorder (BED) shows prominent circadian features that suggest a delay in circadian phase, and preliminary evidence shows binge eating may be responsive to chronobiological interventions, implicating a circadian…
- Trial name
- CHRONO-BE (NCT04724668)
- Testing
- Melatonin (3hrs before DLMO), Morning light version 1, Morning light version 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Bloodstream Infections, Short Bowel Syndrome
Enteral Glutamine in Reducing Bloodstream Infections in Short Bowel Syndrome Infants
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effects (good and bad) of supplementation with Glutamine to that of a placebo (L-alanine), on your child and their Short Bowel Syndrome.
- Conditions
- Bloodstream Infections, Short Bowel Syndrome, Development, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT01576003
- Testing
- Glutamine, L-alanine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Bulimia
Effect of a CCK-1R Agonist on Food Intake in Humans
The ultimate aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that the oral cholecystokinin (CCK) agonist GSKI181771X will reduce the size of a binge meal among individuals with Bulimia Nervosa. The study will be conducted in phases.
- Trial name
- GSK (NCT00600743)
- Testing
- GSKI181771X (CCK-1R agonist), Instructions to binge eat, Instructions to eat normally
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Pediatric Obesity, Nutrition Disorders
The Intersection Between Loss of Control Eating and Obesity: The Role of Restriction and Food Reinforcement
This study aims to determine the relationships among loss of control eating, restriction, relative reinforcing value of high energy-dense food, and obesity risk.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Nutrition Disorders, Binge Eating, Body Weight
- Trial name
- NCT05177705
- Testing
- Restricted access task, Structured Intake
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Cholestasis, Jaundice, Obstructive
SMOFlipid to Lessen the Severity of Neonatal Cholestasis
Parenteral nutrition (PN) provides intravenous nutritional supplementation for infants unable to absorb adequate enteral nutrients secondary to insufficient intestinal length or function.
- Trial name
- NCT02721277
- Testing
- SMOFlipid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Lack of Satiety, Hyperphagia
The Impact of Snacks Which Vary Nutritionally in Their Satiating Potential on Measures of Appetite Control
The current study will examine the effect of almond consumption (0.9g/kg dose) compared to an energy and weight matched comparator food or no food on measures of appetite control including appetite sensations, energy intake and…
- Trial name
- NCT02480582
- Testing
- Almonds, Cheese Savouries
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Binge Eating, Weight Loss
Reducing Binge Eating to Prevent Weight Gain in Black Women
The purpose of the proposed study is to pilot a 6-month, cognitive-behavioral binge eating intervention, Appetite Awareness Training (AAT) to reduce binge eating and prevent weight gain for Black women with a BMI > 25 kg/m^2 and…
- Conditions
- Binge Eating, Weight Loss, Weight Gain Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT03531112
- Testing
- Appetite Awareness Treatment + Lifestyle Modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Bulimia Nervosa
Self-Control in Bulimia Nervosa
This study examines the influence of acute fasting and eating on self-control in adult females with and without bulimia nervosa (BN).
- Trial name
- NCT04409457
- Testing
- fasting state, fed state, magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Attention Concentration Difficulty, Obesity, Childhood
Trial on the Effect of Media Multi-tasking on Attention to Food Cues and Cued Overeating
Childhood obesity is a critical public health problem in the United States. One factor known to contribute to childhood obesity is excess consumption.
- Trial name
- NCT03882957
- Testing
- Sustained attention, media multi-task, Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Smoking, Binge Eating
Applying Novel Technologies and Methods to Self-Regulation: Behavior Change Tools for Smoking and Binge Eating
This study will evaluate the extent to which we can engage and manipulate putative targets within the self-regulation domain within and outside of laboratory settings in samples of smokers and overweight/obese individuals with…
- Conditions
- Smoking, Binge Eating, Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03687658
- Testing
- Laddr
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Eating Disorders
An fMRI Study of Self-regulation in Adolescents With Bulimia Nervosa
The aim of this project is to use both multimodal MRI and behavioral measures to investigate how changes in frontostriatal neural systems contribute to the development and persistence of Bulimia Nervosa (BN).
- Trial name
- NCT00345943
- Testing
- MRI, Neuropsychological Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Prader-Willi Syndrome, Obesity
Understanding the Role of Gut Microbiota in Hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome
This study aims to use a high-fiber supplementation, an intervention known to create shifts in the gut microbiota towards a healthier structure, to explore the relationship between gut microbiota, appetite control and feeding…
- Trial name
- PWSGUT (NCT05541003)
- Testing
- NBT-NM108
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey