Biasing Food Value Construction

Part of paid clinical trials in Chicago, Illinois.

Sponsor
University of Chicago
Study ID
NCT07692945
Status
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Conditions

  • Anorexia Nervosa

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
16 Years - 45 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Training food attributes — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will view images of foods and asked to focus on different attributes of the food (e.g., its healthiness or tastiness)

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

First listed
Jul 9, 2026
Start date
Sep 1, 2026
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
Jun 1, 2028
Completion
Jul 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
150 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Experimental: Anorexia Nervosa
    Participants in this group will meet diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa.
  • Experimental: Healthy Control
    Participants in this group will not meet diagnostic criteria for any psychiatric illness.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Decision Weight for Tastiness vs. Healthiness Attributes in Food Choice [ Time Frame: Immediately prior to and immediately following the training session (pre- and post-assessments, approximately 1 hour apart on the same day) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
The University of ChicagoChicagoIllinois60637
Akram Bakkour
[email protected]
773-702-9574
Akram Bakkour (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Jennifer E Wildes (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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