Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

How Altered Gut-Brain-Axis Influences Food Choices: Part 2 (BrainFood)

Lead Sponsor:

Lia Bally

Collaborating Sponsors:

ETH Zurich

Conditions:

Food Preferences

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Obesity is currently one of the most substantial health burdens. Due to the production of marked and sustained weight loss, bariatric surgery is an increasingly used therapeutic modality to combat obe...

Detailed Description

The overall aim of this project is to elucidate the changes in food behaviour among obese adults undergoing obesity treatments. The main objective is to observe the effect of obesity treatments on fo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female and male subjects aged 18 years or older
  • Proficient in German (including written)
  • BMI≥30kg/m2 or BMI≥28kg/m2 with adiposity-related comorbidities (prediabetes, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia)
  • Referred for obesity treatment or who started obesity treatment within 6 months (surgical or non-surgical)
  • Primary grocery shopping at the Swiss biggest grocery retailers (Coop, Migros), and regularly using a loyalty card (Cumulus and/or Supercard)

Exclusion

  • Incapacity to give informed consent
  • Primary shopping in other food retailers (e.g. Aldi, Lidl, outside of Switzerland, etc.)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2021

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

61 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04788836

Start Date

November 1 2021

End Date

December 1 2026

Last Update

June 25 2025

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Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital

Bern, Switzerland, 3010