Status:
COMPLETED
The Biobehavioral Impact of Diet Quality on Affect and Craving
Lead Sponsor:
University of Michigan
Conditions:
Food Addiction
Withdrawal
Eligibility:
All Genders
25-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 25 to 40
- Access to internet, private computer and smart phone
- Overweight (self-report BMI above 25.0)
- Moderately or Highly motivated to eat a healthier diet
- Mild, moderate or severe levels of addictive like eating (2 or higher on the Yale Food Addiction Scale)
- Fluent in english
- Willing to follow dietary guidelines provided by study team and eat only provide food for 3 days. Willing to delay dietary change until instructed to do so
Exclusion
- Use of nicotine in the past month, cannabis in the past month, or illicit drugs in the past 6 months
- Weight fluctuation of 20+ pounds in the last 3 months
- Attempted weight loss using a formal weight loss program (e.g. weight watchers) in the last month
- Prior weight loss surgery (e.g. bariatric surgery)
- Medications or medical conditions that may impact study results such as medications that impact appetite, heart rate, or reward functioning (e.g. taking synthroid or has diabetes)
- Current major psychiatric diagnoses (e.g., bipolar, schizophrenia, substance use disorder, eating disorder)
- A diagnosis of a restrictive eating disorder in the past 5 years (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, purging disorder)
- Significant dietary restrictions (e.g. allergies, veganism)
- currently pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant, or within 6 months of giving birth
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 18 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 21 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
68 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04105712
Start Date
June 18 2019
End Date
October 21 2021
Last Update
November 1 2021
Active Locations (1)
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109