Decision-making and Food Intake
The study will investigate how the expectation of food availability impacts the response to food cues, mood, interoceptive awareness, and consumption of food intake in healthy, naturally cycling women.
| Condition(s) | Behavior, Hormones, Stress, Cognition, Food Intake |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | The study will investigate how the expectation of food availability impacts the response to food cues, mood, interoceptive awareness, and consumption of food intake in healthy, naturally cycling women. |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Nulliparous women (age: 18-35 years) with a regular menstrual cycle (25-32 days) * Legally competent/Consent to participate * Language proficiency in German (native speaker, fluent) * Physically and mentally healthy * Body mass index (BMI) of 18.5 - 30 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * Current or use of hormonal contraceptives in the previous 6 months * Current use of hormonal intra-uterine devices (IUDs) * Previous or current pregnancy * Diagnosed psychological or metabolic disorder * Former or current illnesses of: 1. Brain or mind (including anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders, personality disorders, alcohol, drugs or drug or non-substance dependence, neurological disorders other than occasional headache, psychiatric or neurological abnomalities) 2. Heart or |
| Ages | 18 Years to 35 Years |
| Sex | Female |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Yes |
| Lead sponsor | German Institute of Human Nutrition |
| Locations | Nuthetal, Brandenburg, Germany |
| Start date | 2025-08-04 |
| NCT ID | NCT07133529 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07133529 |