Study links fear and stomach pain to eating disorder behaviors
NCT ID NCT05382702
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how fear, stomach discomfort, and feelings of fullness are connected in women with eating disorders. 133 women ate a yogurt described as either high-fat or low-fat (though both were the same) while researchers measured their fear, stomach symptoms, and gut hormone responses. The goal was to better understand what drives eating disorder symptoms, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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133 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * female * DSM-5 eating disorder * score 16 or higher on the Clinical Impairment Assessment * experience nausea or stomachache after eating at least "sometimes" * 18 to 40 years old * body mass index between 18.5 and 26.5 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * medical conditions affect appetite or weight * Recent pregnancy or current breastfeeding * Dairy, strawberry or honey food allergy * Specific phobia, blood-injection-injury type
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ohio University
Athens, Ohio, 45701, United States
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