Food Attribute Training for Anorexia Nervosa
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
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.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for people diagnosed with anorexia nervosa or osteopenia. Participants should be able to complete simple tasks involving looking at and thinking about different foods.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Training food attributes
Trial Overview
The study tests whether a training task that focuses attention on certain food qualities, like taste or healthiness, can change how people with anorexia nervosa make food choices compared to healthy eaters.
How Is the Trial Designed?
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Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Participants in this group will not meet diagnostic criteria for any psychiatric illness.
Participants in this group will meet diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University of Chicago
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator
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