Food Addiction and Hormone Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Disordered Eating

In brief

The purpose of this exploratory study is to use Electrogastrography (EGG) to measure and compare the gastric myoelectrical activity between persons with food addiction (FA) and a control group. Additionally, this study will explore if differences exist between perceived hunger and satiety and hormone levels related to hunger and satiety in both groups. The comparison of the EGG readings and hormone levels is the next step in furthering our understanding of food addiction and how the physiology - not simply the symptomatology - of FA does or does not relate to weight management.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02638155

Run by

Texas Tech University

People needed

23

Starts

2016-08-01

Expected to finish

2016-11-11

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participants will include men and women who identify with weight struggles related to disordered eating and a control sample of people who do not identify with weight issues or disordered eating. Must be able to read and write English

You may not qualify if…

• Anyone with a chronic disease including type II diabetes, hypothyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, cardiovascular disease, cancer of any type
• Anyone who is currently pregnant, or lactating
• Medications that may influence or inhibit appetite, sensory functioning, or hormone signaling- e.g. antibiotics, anti-depressants, obesity medications
• Report of medical condition or surgical intervention that affects swallowing ability
• Allergy, aversion, or dislike to any of the meal replacements or snacks offered
• Previous or current diagnosis of a psychiatric illness such as schizophrenia or any other psychotic disorder listed in the DSM-IV or DSM-5
• Report of medical conditions that prohibits overnight fasting

Where it is running

• TTU College of Human Sciences — Lubbock, Texas, United States

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