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Evaluating the Brain's Response to Natural Versus Artificial Sweetener in Women Who Have Had an Eating Disorder

NCT00517335 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2016-03-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will compare the brain's ability to distinguish between natural and artificial sweeteners in women with and without a history of eating disorders.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan

Healthy control women, recovered bulimia women, and also recovered anorexia women will complete specific tasks in an fMRI scanner that will take up to 60 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Watler Kaye, MD · University of California, San Diego

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2008-01-31
Completion
2008-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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