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The Neural Bases of Emotion Regulation in Bulimia Nervosa

NCT03781921 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2024-02-28

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Summary

This project aims to explore emotional processing and regulation in individuals with Bulimia Nervosa (BN) with a view to better understand its underlying causes. Previous research suggests that binge eating and purging behaviours may be linked to difficulties with emotions and impulses. However, most of the research has been conducted using self-report methods, despite the fact that these individuals have difficulties identifying and describing their emotions (known as alexithymia), making the use of self-report questionable. This project is the first to use electroencephalography (EEG) as an objective method to disentangle emotional processing and regulation in these individuals. A combination of three tasks and questionnaires will be used to measure various aspects of an emotional response and its link to impulsive behaviours in individuals with BN (N=35) and healthy controls (N=35). This study has the potential to inform future treatment for these individuals.

Conditions

  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Emotions
  • Emotional Impulsivity

Interventions

OTHER

No intervention

There is no intervention. Each group will conduct the same tasks and questionnaires and we will compare performances between groups.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University College, London

    collaborator OTHER

  • Bournemouth University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Laura Renshaw-Vuillier, PhD · Bournemouth University

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-10-30
Primary Completion
2023-08-31
Completion
2023-08-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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