SENSing Inner BodiLy State: Understanding the Role of Interoception in obEsity

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Successfully perceiving the flow of interoceptive cues and integrating them with exteroceptive information are fundamental aspects of countering the body's inherent instability and guaranteeing homeostatic regulation. This process deeply affects cognitive/emotional functioning and general health. Recently, it has been suggested that an important signature underpinning obesity might be an interoceptive dysfunction in perceiving internal body signals and/or integrating them with information from the external environment. There is evidence that interoceptive deficits correlate with Body Mass Index (BMI), but it is still largely unclear how different measures and facets of interoception are related to high BMI and eating behaviour. Within this framework, it is mandatory to understand the role of interoception in obesity at perceptual, cognitive, and emotional levels. One open issue regards the relationships between interoceptive signals and the reactivity to external food cues.

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• Study type: Observational
• Planned participants: 32
• From 1 Apr 2024 to the primary completion date, 30 Mar 2026
• 1 site in 1 country
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Who the study is looking for

Age in the registry: 18 years to 55 years · Sex: Female · Accepts healthy volunteers

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