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

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

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON33457
Enrollment
20
Registered
2009-10-27
Start date
2009-12-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-06

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Conditions

geen aandoening N.v.t.

Interventions

MRI during the presentation of pictures. Eating a cookie.

Sponsors

Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

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

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.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Neural activation (percentage signal change) induced by the presentation of pictures of food packages.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Skin conductance during the presentation of pictures of food packages in the fMRI task. - Heart rate during the presentation of pictures of food packages in the fMRI task. - Pulse amplitude during the presentation of pictures of food packages in the fMRI task. - Reaction times during execution of the fMRI task. - Reported expected tastiness, purchase intention and perceived healthiness.

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)