Fear, Gastrointestinal Distress, and Interoception: Physiological and Psychological Mechanisms in Eating Disorders
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Feeding and Eating Disorders
In brief
The proposed study tests fear, gut peptide response, and perceptions of fullness as causes of gastrointestinal distress and eating disorder maintenance.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05382702
- Run by
- Ohio University
- People needed
- 133
- Starts
- 2022-04-22
- Expected to finish
- 2025-03-20
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-04-15
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- female
- DSM-5 eating disorder
- score 16 or higher on the Clinical Impairment Assessment
- experience nausea or stomachache after eating at least "sometimes"
- 18 to 40 years old
- body mass index between 18.5 and 26.5 kg/m2
You may not qualify if…
- medical conditions affect appetite or weight
- Recent pregnancy or current breastfeeding
- Dairy, strawberry or honey food allergy
- Specific phobia, blood-injection-injury type
Where it is running
- Ohio University — Athens, Ohio, United States
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