Status:

UNKNOWN

The Neural Correlates of Food Choice Decision-making in Obesity and Weight Loss

Lead Sponsor:

The Miriam Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

California Institute of Technology

Conditions:

Obesity

Weight Loss

Eligibility:

FEMALE

35-55 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study is designed to determine whether obese, normal weight, and successful weight loss maintainers differ in their food choice decision-making and/or executive function, and whether participatio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • women, ages 35-55, who are either currently obese (BMI = 30-40 kg/m2), always normal weight (lifetime BMI \< 25, NW) or successful weight loss maintainers who have lost 10% of their body weight and maintained that loss for at least 1 year (lifetime maximum BMI = 30-40 kg/m2)

Exclusion

  • weight loss medications, binge eating, standard MRI contraindications (e.g., metal implants, claustrophobia, pregnancy), left-handedness, food allergies, neurological or psychiatric conditions, including but not limited to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, epilepsy, stroke and traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness, and, among obese participants, inability to participate at two time points and lack of interest in participating in a behavioral weight loss trial
  • serious current physical disease (e.g., heart disease and cancer) for which physician supervision of diet and exercise prescription is needed, physical problems that limit the ability to exercise, participation in a weight loss program in the last 2 months and intention to become pregnant in the next 6 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01218503

Start Date

March 1 2010

End Date

October 1 2016

Last Update

July 29 2013

Active Locations (2)

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Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903

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Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903