Testing an Intervention for College Students With Food Insecurity and Binge Eating

Starting soon · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Binge Eating

In brief

This study is being conducted to test a new intervention. We are interested in whether it is easy to use and complete and whether you find it helpful in reducing concerns about your eating.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07521072

Run by

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

People needed

10

Starts

2026-12-01

Expected to finish

2028-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• college student status, ages 18-30 years, current food insecurity, current binge eating, and interest in changing binge eating behaviors. Food security status will be determined by 2-item the Hunger Vital Sign screening, which demonstrates high sensitivity and specificity in identifying individuals with food insecurity; scores must report mild or greater food insecurity to participate. Binge eating and related impairment will be evaluated by the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale and the Clinical Impairment Assessment, and the binge eating items from the Eating Disorder Examination interview. Eating behaviors must be consistent with a DSM-5-TR binge spectrum eating disorder diagnosis, whereby an individual reports binge eating episodes at minimum one time per week for the current month and at least two times per month for the prior two months, to participate. Participants will be permitted to report other mild level symptoms of psychopathology due to the high comorbidity between anxiety, depression, and binge eating among individuals with food insecurity.

You may not qualify if…

• Severe levels of anxiety and depression symptoms.

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