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Neurobiological and Psychological Maintenance Mechanisms Associated with Anticipatory Rewards in Bulimia Nervosa
Status: Recruiting
The purpose of this investigation is to identify the potentially crucial role of anticipatory reward mechanisms maintaining bulimic behavior (i.e., binge eating and purging) in bulimia nervosa (BN).
Age: 18 years and over
Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
• ages 18 to 55 years
• right handed
• able to read and speak English
• at least one bulimic episode and one self-induced vomiting episode per week for at least three months
• stable dose (for at least 6 weeks) in medication that affects mood, appetite, or weight
• For Healthy Participants: right handed, speak and read English, no history of eating disorder
Exclusion Criteria:
• history of gastric bypass
• current medical or psychiatric illness instability (e.g. hospitalization in past 3 months
• history of psychosis or bipolar disorder
• current substance use disorder
• neurological disease
• BMI less than 19 kg/m^2
Conditions:
Mental Health & Addiction
Keywords:
Bulimia Nervosa
Contact(s): Emma Rasmussen - rasmu960@umn.edu
Principal Investigator: Carol Peterson
IRB Number: STUDY00010436
System ID: 29819
See this study on ClinicalTrials.gov