Relationships Between Exercise and Appetite in Women With Loss of Control Eating

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Conditions studied: Eating Disorders, Binge-Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa

In brief

This pilot study is a first step in looking at the relationship between exercise and appetite in women with loss of control eating.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06602973

Run by

Ohio University

People needed

28

Starts

2024-08-30

Expected to finish

2026-04-21

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Engage in loss of control eating at least 12 times in the last three months
• Clinically significant eating disorder-related impairment (CIA \> 15)
• Minimum VO2max of 50th percentile for age and sex assigned at birth
• Be willing to eat study-provided foods
• Likes chocolate (at least 6/10 on 10 point scale)

You may not qualify if…

• BMI \< 18.5 kgm/2
• Medical conditions that affect appetite or weight (e.g., diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease)
• Recent pregnancy or breastfeeding (prior 6 months)
• Relevant food allergies (e.g., wheat, chocolate)
• Specific phobia, blood-injection-injury type
• Medical condition that precludes safe participation in exercise (e.g., stress fracture)
• Medications that acutely affect appetite (e.g., GLP-1 agonists; psychiatric medications allowed)

Where it is running

• Ohio University — Athens, Ohio, United States

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