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Impact of bariatric surgery on neural food processing and cognition – an fMRI study

Conditions
E66
Obesity
Registration Number
DRKS00012495
Lead Sponsor
Fakultät VI - Medizin und Gesundheitswissenschaften Carl-von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

Age: 18-60
BMI: >35kg/m2 (Obesity-Group); <25kg/m2 (Control-Group)
Gender: Female
Participants in the obesity group will receive RYGB operation

Exclusion Criteria

Substance abuse
Smoking
Psychiatric disorders (except anxiety)
History of eating disorder
Psychopharmacological treatment
Pregnancy
Claustrophobia
Neurological disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Neuronal food porcessing - presentation via food-images - measured with fMRI<br>2. working memory - presentation with 2-back-task - measured with fMRI<br>3. functional connectivity - measurement at rest with fMRI<br><br>All measurements will be done twice (pre-surgery and one year post-surgery)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. hormonal status (GLP-1, PYY)<br>2. working memory results from the 2-back-task (hits, erros, false postives)<br>3. questionnaire data (Freiburg Personality Inventory, structured clinical interview, questionnaire if eating behavior, Beck Depression Inventory, Behavioral Inhibtion System, Wender-Utah-rating scales, Conners' adult ADHD self-rating scales)<br><br>All measurements will be done twice (pre-surgery and one year post-surgery)<br><br>
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