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Food Intake and the Adolescent Brain

Study Overview

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Description

The brain plays an integral role in how and what people eat. However, the brain's contribution to overeating is not well understood during sensitive developmental periods such as adolescence, when excessive weight gain and obesity prevalence are a significant concern.The proposed study will use functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine how the brain's response to excess energy is related to overeating in adolescents with and without obesity.

Official Title

The Neural Underpinnings of Disinhibited Eating Behavior in Adolescents With and Without Obesity

Quick Facts

Study Start:2019-12-30
Study Completion:2024-09-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT04208256

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:13 Years to 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * male or female
  2. * 13-18 years-old
  3. * resident of Colorado
  1. * weigh less than 88 pounds or have a BMI% rank of \<10% for age and sex;
  2. * have a physician's diagnosis of metabolic syndrome or diabetes (Type 1 or 2);
  3. * have a physician's diagnosis of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa;
  4. * currently taking anti-psychotic medications (not including anti-depressant or anti- anxiety medications);
  5. * have a non-MRI safe device (e.g. pacemaker or defibrillator) or metal in the body (e.g. metal pins, shrapnel);
  6. * experience symptoms of claustrophobia when in small or closed-off places;
  7. * are pregnant or plan to become pregnant

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2019-12-30
Study Completion Date2024-09-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2019-12-30
Study Completion Date2024-09-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • pediatric obesity
  • resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging
  • disinhibited eating behavior

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Feeding Behavior
  • Brain
  • Adolescent