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Fear, Gastrointestinal Distress, and Interoception: Physiological and Psychological Mechanisms in Eating Disorders

NCT05382702 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 133

Last updated 2026-04-15

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Summary

The proposed study tests fear, gut peptide response, and perceptions of fullness as causes of gastrointestinal distress and eating disorder maintenance.

Conditions

  • Feeding and Eating Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

Test meal description changed

Using a within-subjects crossover design, on two separate mornings participants will eat yogurt described as 'high fat' and 'low fat.' In actuality, the meals will not differ.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Ohio University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Katherine J Forney, PhD · Ohio University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-04-22
Primary Completion
2025-03-20
Completion
2025-03-20

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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