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Fear, Gastrointestinal Distress, and Interoception: Physiological and Psychological Mechanisms in Eating Disorders

Description

The proposed study tests fear, gut peptide response, and perceptions of fullness as causes of gastrointestinal distress and eating disorder maintenance.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The proposed study tests fear, gut peptide response, and perceptions of fullness as causes of gastrointestinal distress and eating disorder maintenance.

Fear, Gastrointestinal Distress, and Interoception: Physiological and Psychological Mechanisms in Eating Disorders

Fear, Gastrointestinal Distress, and Interoception: Physiological and Psychological Mechanisms in Eating Disorders

Condition
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Athens

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, United States, 45701

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 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
  • * medical conditions affect appetite or weight
  • * Recent pregnancy or current breastfeeding
  • * Dairy, strawberry or honey food allergy
  • * Specific phobia, blood-injection-injury type

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 40 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Ohio University,

Katherine J Forney, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Ohio University

Study Record Dates

2024-12-31