Relationships Between Exercise and Appetite in Women with Loss of Control Eating

Description

This pilot study is a first step in looking at the relationship between exercise and appetite in women with loss of control eating.

Conditions

Eating Disorders, Binge-Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa

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Study overview

This pilot study is a first step in looking at the relationship between exercise and appetite in women with loss of control eating.

Relationships Between Exercise and Appetite in Women with Loss of Control Eating

Relationships Between Exercise and Appetite in Women with Loss of Control Eating

Condition
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

  • * Engage in loss of control eating at least 12 times in the last three months
  • * Clinically significant eating disorder-related impairment (CIA \> 15)
  • * Taking hormonal contraception
  • * Minimum VO2max of 50th percentile for age and sex assigned at birth
  • * Be willing to eat study-provided foods
  • * Likes chocolate (at least 6/10 on 10 point scale)
  • * BMI \< 18.5 kgm/2
  • * Medical conditions that affect appetite or weight (e.g., diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease)
  • * Recent pregnancy or breastfeeding (prior 6 months)
  • * Relevant food allergies (e.g., wheat, chocolate)
  • * Specific phobia, blood-injection-injury type
  • * Medical condition that precludes safe participation in exercise (e.g., stress fracture)
  • * Medications that acutely affect appetite (e.g., GLP-1 agonists; psychiatric medications allowed)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 45 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Ohio University,

Study Record Dates

2025-08