Incentive Processing and Learning in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
NCT05056597
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate areas of the brain responsible for 'liking', 'wanting', and learning in adults with eating disorders using brain imaging techniques, computer tasks, a test meal, and self-report questionnaires and interviews. The investigators will study changes in brain activity using a procedure called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). This study will include 252 women with an eating disorder (63 AN-restricting type (AN-R), 63 AN-binge eating/purging type (AN-BP), 63 bulimia nervosa (BN)) and 63 healthy controls (HC) aged 18-39.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bulimia Nervosa
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 18 to 39 years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- April 28, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
California · 1
- UCSD Eating Disorders Treatment and Research Program · La Jolla, CA
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.