Clinical trials: Food Addiction
Obesity
Assessment of and Treatment Applied to Food Addiction in a Rural Healthy Behaviors Clinic
Research purpose: The purpose of this pilot study is to assess obese clients for two phenotypes, those testing positive and those testing negative for Food Addiction (FA) (Yale Food Addiction Scale, YFAS) and determining the…
- Trial name
- NCT03431831
- Testing
- Intervention Control, Counselling, Contrave
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Nomofobia, Body Image Disturbance
Relationships Between Nomophobia Levels and Perceived Stress, Body Image and Food Addiction Among University Students
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of nomophobia levels on stress, food addiction, and body image among undergraduate students aged 18-30 at Bahçeşehir University, Faculty of Health Sciences.
- Conditions
- Nomofobia, Body Image Disturbance, Body Image, Body Image Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07518056
- Testing
- Questionnaires on Nomophobia, Perceived Stress, Body Image, and Food Addiction; Body Composition and Anthropometric Measurements via Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Obesity, Eating Disorders
Food Addiction and Follow-up in Subjects With Obesity
Obesity is a chronic disease. Its prevalence, which is constantly increasing, as well as the morbidity and mortality caused, require the development of new treatments, particularly for associated eating disorders.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Eating Disorders, Food Addiction
- Trial name
- ADDICTAL (NCT04218097)
- Testing
- Study questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Obesity
Abnormal Eating and Taste Perception in Subjects With Obesity
The identification of safe and effective strategies for weight loss and long-term maintenance is critical to reduce the alarming prevalence of obesity worldwide and mitigate obesity-associated health risks.
- Trial name
- TASTEOB (NCT05772052)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Food Addiction, Obesity, Morbid
Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS) of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Food Addiction and Obesity
This experiment is based on a unique technique of deep Transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) of the brain's cortex, aiming to produce weight loss in food-addicted severely obese adults.
- Trial name
- FAOB-mPFC (NCT04692909)
- Testing
- dTMS with mPFC stimulation
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Obesity
Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) With Paired Associative Stimulation (PAS) for the Treatment of Food Addiction in Obesity
The neurobiological underpinnings of obesity point to brain asymmetry in cortical and deeper brain regions. Furthermore, chemical, structural and functional imbalance in cortical and sub-cortical brain regions alters reward…
- Trial name
- FAOB (NCT02761369)
- Testing
- A multi-channel deep TMS device with an H-coil (Brainsway Ltd)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Obesity, Overeating
Biobehavioral Reward Responses Associated With Consumption of Nutritionally Diverse Ultra-Processed Foods
The changing food environment, with increasingly abundant ultra-processed food (UPF) options, may directly contribute to rising rates of obesity, though it is unknown which ingredients in UPF elevate their reinforcing nature in a…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overeating, Food Addiction
- Trial name
- NCT05437809
- Testing
- Intake of nutritionally diverse ultra-processed foods
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
Diet, Healthy, Food Habits
Impact of Mindfulness Program on Perceived Wellness, Eating Habits and Relationship to Food
Mindfulness, seemingly a simple concept, research shows that the impact of mindfulness on the overall wellness of an individual can be helpful (5).
- Conditions
- Diet, Healthy, Food Habits, Mental Fatigue, Mental Stress
- Trial name
- NCT05233046
- Testing
- Nutrition and Mental health counseling, Nutrition and Mental health counseling with Nourish Carolina
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aspire Nutrition, LLP
Obesity
Reward Mechanisms in Obesity
The study aims to investigate the effects of 3.0 mg of liraglutide on reward brain circuits in human obesity and to better understand its effects on weight loss (in patients without diabetes).
- Trial name
- LIRAOB (NCT03347890)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zoltan Pataky
Overweight, Obesity and Other Hyperalimentation (E65-E68)
Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation in Food Addiction Treatment
Obesity is worldwide a public health problem. According to World Health Organization (WHO), overweight and obesity are the fifth death risk factor worldwide. At least 2.8 million adults die each year.
- Trial name
- tRNS-FA (NCT02717247)
- Testing
- Active tRNS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Food Addiction, Binge Eating
Adapted Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Food Addiction
Food addiction is the concept that individuals can be "addicted" to foods, particularly highly processed foods. This concept has attracted growing research interest given rising obesity rates and the engineering of food products.
- Trial name
- AMI+CBTforFA (NCT04666831)
- Testing
- Adapted Motivational Interviewing (AMI) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Toronto Metropolitan University
Eating Disorders in Adolescence, Food Addiction
Evaluation of a Digital School-Based Intervention for the Primary Prevention of Eating Disorders in Pre-Adolescents (PRETA Program)
Background: Eating Disorders (ED) are mental health conditions, characterized by pathological behaviors toward food intake or a persistent obsession with weight control.
- Trial name
- PRETA (NCT06792981)
- Testing
- Universal primary prevention program based on ICTs
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,068 people
- Sponsor
- Servicio Canario de Salud
Food Addiction, Withdrawal
The Biobehavioral Impact of Diet Quality on Affect and Craving
The current study experimentally investigates whether reducing highly processed (HP) foods (defined in this study as foods high in added sugars) leads to, psychological and / or behavioral indicators of withdrawal.
- Trial name
- NCT04105712
- Testing
- Dietary Change (low in highly processed foods)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Fibromyalgia, Food Addiction
Effect of Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation in Eating Behavior of Women With Fibromyalgia
Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome characterized by generalized musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, non-repairing sleep, cognitive changes, depressive symptoms and other correlates of autonomic dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT04192058
- Testing
- Active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery and Food Addiction, Eating Behavior
Intuitive Eating Intervention After Bariatric Surgery
This study evaluated the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Intuitive Eating Scale-2 (IES-2) in individuals who had undergone bariatric surgery and examined the effects of a 6-week online intuitive eating…
- Conditions
- Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery and Food Addiction, Eating Behavior, Body Image
- Trial name
- NCT07859449
- Testing
- Intuitive Eating Intervention, Standard Nutritional Counseling
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Food Addiction Tendency, Obesity
Effects of Semaglutide on Brain Dopamine Responses to Food Cues in Adults With Obesity and Food Addiction Tendencies
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate how semaglutide affects the way the brain responds to food in adults with obesity and food addiction tendencies.
- Conditions
- Food Addiction Tendency, Obesity, Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT07732426
- Testing
- Semaglutide
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Eating Disorders, Bulimia
Guided Self-Help Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder
This study will determine the effectiveness of guided self-help treatment in treating individuals with binge eating disorder (BED).
- Trial name
- BEST (NCT00158340)
- Testing
- Guided self-help cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Usual clinical care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 284 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Addictive Behavior, Food Preferences
Food Choices in Healthy Weight Women
This study will examine differences in habituation to foods high in sugar and fat content versus those that are not, in normal weight women.
- Conditions
- Addictive Behavior, Food Preferences, Food Habits, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT02481362
- Testing
- CAKE, APRICOTS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Obesity
W8Loss2Go: mHealth Weight Management Strategy
The investigators will test a recent mobile technology based (mHealth) behavioral weight loss intervention (W8Loss2Go), which is designed for children and adolescents, and uses an addiction model to promote withdrawal from…
- Trial name
- NCT02689154
- Testing
- W8Loss2Go
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Obesity, Craving
Neurofeedback Based on Near-infrared Spectroscopy as a Therapy for Food Addiction in Obese Subjects.
The hypothesis is that the increase in dlPFC brain activity via near-infrared spectroscopy-based Neurofeedback (fNIRS-based NF) training based on near-infrared spectroscopy would allow an improvement of the eating behavior, thus…
- Trial name
- CaDOb (NCT05277714)
- Testing
- NF
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital