Inhibitory Capabilities Among Women With Eating Disorders

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Food Stop; Food Response; Food Response-inhibition

Treatments: Behavioral: Stop signal food task

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05553574

SB1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of the study is to increase the flexible behavior toward food via inhibition training among restrained eaters. The expectation is that the train will increase food consumption, decrease food-related anxiety and affect implicit attitudes towards palatable foods

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of restrained eaters
• Adults ages 18-40

Exclusion criteria

• Current history or diagnosis of the following according to the criteria of the DSM-5:

Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, hallucinations, unspecified psychotic disorder (NOS), a mental disorder due to acquired head injury, bipolar disorder, mental disorder as a result of organic development.

• Abuse or addiction to drugs and alcohol.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

Food response

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Stop signal food task

Food stop

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Stop signal food task

Food response-inhibition

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Stop signal food task