Clinical Trials
Eating Disorders
Featured Studies
Featured studies include only those currently recruiting participants. They are listed according to the date they were added to the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, with the most recent studies appearing first.
- Motivation to Exercise in People With Anorexia Nervosa.
Evaluation study. The purpose of this research study is to determine the importance and level of physical activity in people with Anorexia Nervosa. Ages 18-45. Location in New York, NY.
- Characteristics and Importance of Physical Activity in Women With Anorexia Nervosa.
Evaluation study. This study will determine the importance and the level of physical activity among women with anorexia nervosa, both during inpatient treatment and 1 year after hospital discharge. Ages 16-40. Location in New York, NY.
- Testing an Alternative Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa.
Interventional study. This study will compare a new method of treatment for bulimia nervosa (ICAT), integrative cognitive-affective therapy, to the current standard method of treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Ages 18-65. Locations in Minneapolis, MN; Fargo, ND.
- Changes in Dopamine Levels Before and After Weight Restoration in People With Anorexia Nervosa.
Evaluation study. This study will use positron emission tomography imaging to investigate changes in dopamine systems in people with anorexia nervosa before and after weight restoration. Ages 18-45. Location in New York, NY.
- A Relapse Prevention Program for Reducing Relapse and Fear of Food in People With Anorexia Nervosa.
Interventional study. This study will compare the effectiveness of two types of psychotherapy, a relapse prevention program and cognitive behavioral therapy, in reducing relapse and fear of eating situations in people with anorexia nervosa. Ages 16-45. Location in New York, NY.
- Effectiveness of Cognitive Remediation Therapy in Improving Treatment Retention in People With Anorexia Nervosa.
Interventional study. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of adding cognitive remediation therapy to cognitive behavioral therapy for treating people with anorexia nervosa. Ages 18 and over. Location in Stanford, CA.
- Pharmacogenomics of Antidepressant Response in Children and Adolescents.
Evaluation study. This study will identify variations in genes that may be involved in the development of suicidal events or certain behaviors in youth who are exposed to antidepressant medications. Ages 7-17. Location in Durham, NC.
- Focused Versus Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Treating Women With Bulimia Nervosa.
Interventional study. This study will compare the effectiveness of two types of cognitive behavioral therapy in treating adult women with the dysregulated subtype of bulimia nervosa. Ages 18-65. Location in Boston, MA.
- Comparing the Effectiveness of Two Therapies to Treat Signs of Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescents.
Interventional study. This study will compare the effectiveness of two therapies to treat early signs of anorexia nervosa in adolescents. Ages 10-17. Location in New York, NY.
- Determining the Response to Sipping Beverages Without Swallowing in People With Eating Disorders.
Evaluation study. This study will use a sipping and spitting exercise to better understand the brain's response to food intake in people with eating disorders. Ages 16-45. Location in New York, NY.
- An fMRI Study of Self-regulation in Adolescents With Bulimia Nervosa.
Evaluation study. The aim of this project is to use both functional MRI (fMRI) and behavioral measures to investigate how disturbances in frontostriatal neural systems contribute to the impulsive and habitual binge-eating behaviors in patients with Bulimia Nervosa (BN). Ages 12-21. Location in New York, NY.
- Serotonin Transporter Concentrations in Women With a History of Anorexia Nervosa.
Evaluation study. This study will compare the concentrations of serotonin transporter in the brains of women with a history of anorexia nervosa who are currently maintaining a normal weight to those of healthy women of normal weight. Ages 18-45. Location in New York, NY.
- Hormone Release and Stomach Disturbances in People With Binge Eating Disorder.
Evaluation study. This study will determine whether the disturbances in cholecystokinin release and gastric emptying that occur in people with binge eating disorder are similar to those that occur in people with bulimia nervosa. Ages 18-60. Location in New York, NY.
- Motivating Factors That Play a Role in Bulimia Nervosa.
Evaluation study. This study will evaluate whether people with bulimia nervosa will binge eat in a structured laboratory setting and display behavioral patterns similar to those of individuals who are dependent on drugs. Ages 18-45. Location in New York, NY.
- Effectiveness of Antibiotic Treatment for Reducing Binge Eating and Improving Digestive Function in People With Bulimia Nervosa.
Interventional study. This study will determine the effectiveness of the antibiotic erythromycin in enhancing gastrointestinal function and decreasing the frequency of binge eating in people with bulimia nervosa. Ages 18-55. Location in New York, NY.
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