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Modifiable Predictors of Neural Vulnerabilities for Obesity

NCT04522947 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 187

Last updated 2026-01-12

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine patterns of neural activation in a priori selected brain regions associated with reward process during anticipation and delivery of appetizing food stimuli (milkshake sips) among young adults.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Milkshake fMRI

While in the MRI scanner, the participant is shown a cue indicating the impending delivery of either milkshake or tasteless solution, followed by a brief blank screen, then delivery of the sip, and then a swallow cue. This procedure is repeated throughout the task.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH

  • Stanford University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Utah

    collaborator OTHER

  • Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition

    collaborator OTHER

  • Wayne State University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Nebraska Lincoln

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Timothy D Nelson, Ph.D. · University of Nebraska Lincoln

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-10-30
Primary Completion
2025-04-24
Completion
2025-04-24

Countries

  • United States

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