NCT05177705Completed
The Intersection Between Loss of Control Eating and Obesity: The Role of Restriction and Food Reinforcement
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 1 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study aims to determine the relationships among loss of control eating, restriction, relative reinforcing value of high energy-dense food, and obesity risk. In order to achieve this aim, the investigators will follow children over the course of a year, obtaining behavioral and observational measurements, in addition to a two-week restricted access and two week non-restricted access period.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 126 (actual)
- First submitted
- 10 Dec 2021
- Start date
- Nov 2021
- Primary completion date
- May 2025
- Lead sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT05177705
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 126
- From Nov 2021 to the primary completion date, May 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Use of medications known to affect appetite (Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta, Wellbutrin, Prednisone, etc)
Other illness
- Allergic to study foods
- Current diagnosis of a clinical eating disorder (ED)
Age
- Children below age 8 or above age 11
Other
- Not at risk for obesity (defined as having a BMI percentile that classifies the child as having normal weight-BMI \<85th percentile without having a parent with overweight or obesity)
- Dislike of study foods (Less than 50% of the study foods rated neutral or higher)
- Does not consume at least one study food at least twice/week
- Unwillingness to complete study visits
Who the study is looking for
- Children (male and female) ages 8-11
- At risk for obesity or with obesity (defined as either having a BMI percentile that classifies the child as having overweight-BMI \>85th percentile but \<99th OR one + biological parent with overweight/obesity-BMI \>25)
- Rating of neutral or higher for 50% of the study foods
- Consumption of one of the study foods at least twice/week
Age in the registry: 8 years to 11 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Buffalo, South Campus Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Buffalo | United States | Unknown status |
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