Breaking the habit: an explorative study on the neural correlates of mindful eating

Recruiting

Conditions: overeating
does not involve patient population, but healthy individuals who would like to change their eating pattern
uncontrolled eating

Registration Number: NL-OMON38507

Lead Sponsor: Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

- Age: 18 - 55 years old
- BMI: 19 - 35
- Right-handed
- Motivated to change their eating pattern, i.e.willing to spend the amount of time required by the training programs

Exclusion Criteria

- MRI contraindications
- (History of) clinically significant diseases
- (History of) signiificant neurological or psychiatric disorders
- Regular use of drugs and psychotropic medication
- Current strict dieting
- Experience with MBSR or MBCT course
- Food allergy to any ingredients used in the food rewards

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>We will assess the difference in performance (i.e. error rates and reaction<br /><br>times) and brain activity and connectivity (using fMRI) in prefrontal cortex<br /><br>control (i.e. attentional bias to food-related words and negatively valenced<br /><br>words), and striatum (i.e. food and monetary reward cue responses) before<br /><br>versus after training, dependent on training type. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondarily, we will obtain weight and waist-hip ratio measurements and<br /><br>questionnaire data at every lab visit (incl. 1-year follow-up) to assess the<br /><br>effects of the training on weight and eating behaviour and general reward<br /><br>sensitivity..</p><br>