Status:

RECRUITING

Fear, Gastrointestinal Distress, and Interoception: Physiological and Psychological Mechanisms in Eating Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Ohio University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The proposed study tests fear, gut peptide response, and perceptions of fullness as causes of gastrointestinal distress and eating disorder maintenance.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • female
  • DSM-5 eating disorder
  • score 16 or higher on the Clinical Impairment Assessment
  • experience nausea or stomachache after eating at least "sometimes"
  • 18 to 40 years old
  • body mass index between 18.5 and 26.5 kg/m2

Exclusion

  • medical conditions affect appetite or weight
  • Recent pregnancy or current breastfeeding
  • Dairy, strawberry or honey food allergy
  • Specific phobia, blood-injection-injury type

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 22 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

152 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05382702

Start Date

April 22 2022

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

January 15 2025

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Ohio University

Athens, Ohio, United States, 45701