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Bulimia Nervosa: A Biobehavioral Study (The Eating Disorder Study)

NCT01830374 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 132

Last updated 2018-07-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine biological (e.g., energy expenditure, neuroendocrine and appetitive hormones)and behavioral (e.g., binge eating and purging) correlates of weight suppression and current dieting status in women with bulimia nervosa. The investigators have differentiated between a diet-induced long-term energy imbalance (weight suppression, or the difference between one's highest-ever body weight and current weight) and a short-term energy imbalance (current dieting to either lose weight or avoid weight gain). This study will elucidate how two common yet largely unexplored types of dieting influence biological and behavioral variables in patients with bulimia nervosa, which could lead to modifications of prevailing models of bulimia nervosa and new strategies for improving treatment outcome.

Conditions

  • Bulimia Nervosa

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Columbia University

    collaborator OTHER

  • The Miriam Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Drexel University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael R. Lowe, Ph.D. · Drexel University

  • Laurel Mayer, M.D. · Columbia University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-08-31
Primary Completion
2018-05-31
Completion
2018-05-31

Countries

  • United States

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