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Relationships Between Exercise and Appetite in Women With Loss of Control Eating

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Eating Disorders
Binge-Eating Disorder
Bulimia Nervosa
Interventions
Behavioral: Rest
Behavioral: Fed Exercise
Behavioral: Fasted Exercise
Registration Number
NCT06602973
Lead Sponsor
Ohio University
Brief Summary

This pilot study is a first step in looking at the relationship between exercise and appetite in women with loss of control eating.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
26
Inclusion Criteria
  • Engage in loss of control eating at least 12 times in the last three months
  • Clinically significant eating disorder-related impairment (CIA > 15)
  • Taking hormonal contraception
  • Minimum VO2max of 50th percentile for age and sex assigned at birth
  • Be willing to eat study-provided foods
  • Likes chocolate (at least 6/10 on 10 point scale)
Exclusion Criteria
  • BMI < 18.5 kgm/2
  • Medical conditions that affect appetite or weight (e.g., diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease)
  • Recent pregnancy or breastfeeding (prior 6 months)
  • Relevant food allergies (e.g., wheat, chocolate)
  • Specific phobia, blood-injection-injury type
  • Medical condition that precludes safe participation in exercise (e.g., stress fracture)
  • Medications that acutely affect appetite (e.g., GLP-1 agonists; psychiatric medications allowed)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Rest, Fed Exercise, Fasted ExerciseRestAt Study Visit 2, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise). At Study Visit 3, participants will eat breakfast and exercise. At Study Visit 4, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise.
Rest, Fed Exercise, Fasted ExerciseFed ExerciseAt Study Visit 2, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise). At Study Visit 3, participants will eat breakfast and exercise. At Study Visit 4, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise.
Fed Exercise, Rest, Fasted ExerciseFed ExerciseAt Study Visit 2, participants will eat breakfast and exercise. At Study Visit 3, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise). At Study Visit 4, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise.
Fed Exercise, Rest, Fasted ExerciseFasted ExerciseAt Study Visit 2, participants will eat breakfast and exercise. At Study Visit 3, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise). At Study Visit 4, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise.
Fed Exercise, Fasted Exercise, RestRestAt Study Visit 2, participants will eat breakfast and exercise. At Study Visit 3, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise. At Study Visit 4, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise).
Rest, Fed Exercise, Fasted ExerciseFasted ExerciseAt Study Visit 2, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise). At Study Visit 3, participants will eat breakfast and exercise. At Study Visit 4, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise.
Rest, Fasted Exercise, Fed ExerciseRestAt Study Visit 2, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise). At Study Visit 3, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise. At Study Visit 4, participants will eat breakfast and exercise.
Rest, Fasted Exercise, Fed ExerciseFed ExerciseAt Study Visit 2, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise). At Study Visit 3, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise. At Study Visit 4, participants will eat breakfast and exercise.
Rest, Fasted Exercise, Fed ExerciseFasted ExerciseAt Study Visit 2, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise). At Study Visit 3, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise. At Study Visit 4, participants will eat breakfast and exercise.
Fed Exercise, Rest, Fasted ExerciseRestAt Study Visit 2, participants will eat breakfast and exercise. At Study Visit 3, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise). At Study Visit 4, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise.
Fed Exercise, Fasted Exercise, RestFed ExerciseAt Study Visit 2, participants will eat breakfast and exercise. At Study Visit 3, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise. At Study Visit 4, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise).
Fed Exercise, Fasted Exercise, RestFasted ExerciseAt Study Visit 2, participants will eat breakfast and exercise. At Study Visit 3, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise. At Study Visit 4, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise).
Fasted Exercise, Fed Exercise, RestRestAt Study Visit 2, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise. At Study Visit 3, participants will eat breakfast and exercise. At Study Visit 4, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise)
Fasted Exercise, Fed Exercise, RestFed ExerciseAt Study Visit 2, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise. At Study Visit 3, participants will eat breakfast and exercise. At Study Visit 4, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise)
Fasted Exercise, Fed Exercise, RestFasted ExerciseAt Study Visit 2, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise. At Study Visit 3, participants will eat breakfast and exercise. At Study Visit 4, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise)
Fasted Exercise, Rest, Fed ExerciseRestAt Study Visit 2, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise. At Study Visit 3, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise). At Study Visit 4, participants will eat breakfast and exercise.
Fasted Exercise, Rest, Fed ExerciseFed ExerciseAt Study Visit 2, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise. At Study Visit 3, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise). At Study Visit 4, participants will eat breakfast and exercise.
Fasted Exercise, Rest, Fed ExerciseFasted ExerciseAt Study Visit 2, participants will abstain from breakfast and will engage in exercise. At Study Visit 3, participants will eat breakfast and rest (abstain from exercise). At Study Visit 4, participants will eat breakfast and exercise.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Relative Energy IntakeFood intake from 8 am to 8 am; Energy expenditure from approximately 9 am to 9:05 am and 9:25 to 9:30 am, coinciding with study condition (rest or exercise)

Relative energy intake for 24 hours will be calculated as absolute energy intake from the breakfast (if consumed), lunch, food reward value task, and take home cooler minus energy expenditure during exercise (or comparable time period during rest).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Self-reported binge eating24 and 48 hours after exercise/rest study visit

Participants will rate the extent the following questions, considering the time frame "since yesterday morning at 8 am" on a 1 to 5 scale from "not at all" to "extremely":

"While you were eating, to what extent did you feel a sense of loss of control?," "While you were eating, to what extent did you feel that you could not resist eating," "While you were eating, to what extent did you feel that you could not stop eating once you had started," and "While you were eating, to what extent did you feel driven or compelled to eat?" An answer of 4 or higher on any item will be categorized as binge eating present. Any reported binge eating on either day will be coded as binge eating being present

Food reward valueApproximately 3:30 pm day of study visit

Number of trials according to task developed by Bodell and Keel 2015

Lactate30 minutes, pre-post exercise (or rest)

Lactate values

Acylated ghrelinImmediately prior to lunch

Acylated ghrelin

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ohio University

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Athens, Ohio, United States

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