Biasing Food Value Construction
ConditionAnorexia Nervosa
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age16-45
SponsorUniversity of Chicago
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine whether food value construction can be biased in individuals with anorexia nervosa. The main question it aims to answer is:
Can a simple training task increase the importance of relevant food attributes such that subsequent choices about what to eat in individuals with anorexia nervosa will look more like those of healthy eaters?
Participants will undergo a simple training paradigm where they view food items and focus on different attributes (e.g., its tastiness or healthiness). Participants will then be asked to make decisions about what foods they'd like to eat.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
aged 16-35 years
male or female
able to read and speak English
Disqualifiers
history of concussion or neurological disease
full scale IQ estimate < 80;
taking medication that has been shown to affect attention or learning (i.e., second generation antipsychotics, memantine, methylphenidate, or modafinil)
current psychosis, bipolar disorder, or substance dependence
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Training food attributes
Treatment groups
150 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Chicago
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov