Functional MRI of food reward in food stimuli ranging in perceived healthiness

Completed

Conditions: geen aandoening
N.v.t.

Registration Number: NL-OMON33457

Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. Healthy (self-reported)
2. Body Mass Index (BMI) between 20 and 25 kg/m2
3. Right-handed
4. Gender: female

Exclusion Criteria

1. Smoking
2. Having a food allergy
3. Having an eating disorder
4. Having a history of medical or surgical events that may significantly affect the study outcome, such as metabolic or endocrine disease, or any gastro-intestinal disorder
5. Use of medication, except aspirin/paracetamol and oral contraceptives
6. MRI exclusion criteria
a) Claustrophobia
b) Having metal implants (i.e. pacemaker, metal joints, prostheses, etc.) or metal objects on the body which cannot be removed (i.e. piercing, hearing aid, brace, etc.
c) Being pregnant.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Neural activation (percentage signal change) induced by the presentation of<br /><br>pictures of food packages. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- Skin conductance during the presentation of pictures of food packages in the<br /><br>fMRI task.<br /><br>- Heart rate during the presentation of pictures of food packages in the fMRI<br /><br>task.<br /><br>- Pulse amplitude during the presentation of pictures of food packages in the<br /><br>fMRI task.<br /><br>- Reaction times during execution of the fMRI task.<br /><br>- Reported expected tastiness, purchase intention and perceived healthiness.</p><br>