Neurofunctional Correlates of Intentional Actions Towards Food Stimuli

I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Food Preferences

Treatments: Behavioral: Consumption of a standard meal prior to the fMRI data collection

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04662606

CONSUME

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this project, the investigators will explore the cognitive neuroscience of intentional action in relation to food behaviour. To unravel how the brain systems involved in intentional control of actions and how these interact with the reward system in different physiological conditions and in relation to lean-weight or obesity, the investigators will manipulate the degree of intentionality of the behaviours under examination and the level of satiety of the participants.

Enrollment: 48 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Normal weight (normal BMI)
• No MRI controindications
• No neurological or cognitive problems

Exclusion criteria

• Underweight or overweight
• MRI controindications
• Neurological or cognitive problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

Fasting-group

No Intervention group

Fed-group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Consumption of a standard meal prior to the fMRI data collection