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Motivating Factors That Play a Role in Bulimia Nervosa

NCT00304174 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2016-05-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will evaluate whether people with bulimia nervosa will binge eat in a structured laboratory setting and display behavioral patterns similar to those of individuals who are dependent on drugs.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Motivation to eat

Participants will use a computer program to earn food (a yogurt shake) by tapping on the keyboard. More taps on the keyboard will result in a larger amount of food earned by the end of the day. Once experimentation is complete on Day 1, participants will be instructed to eat as much as they can. On Days 2 and 3, participants will be given a small serving of the yogurt shake prior to beginning the computer task. Following the computer task, they will be instructed to either eat until they are comfortable (without restricting or binging), or eat as much as they can.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • New York State Psychiatric Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • B. T. Walsh, MD · New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-06-30
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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