A multimodal outcome study of eating disorders
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Targeting top-down and bottom-up processing in Eating Disorders using computerized training approaches: A multimodal outcome study
IRAS ID
209609
Contact name
Rayane Chami
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
This research project aims to explore the effectiveness of a computerised intervention as a treatment for eating disorders, particularly females with binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa. Two interventions will be used to target cognitive processes: 1) inhibitory control training and 2) implementation intentions.
The full intervention will be 4 weeks long and consists of completing the computerized training and food diaries every day at any location that is convenient to the participant, as they will access the training using a website link. Participants with eating disorders will also meet with the researcher/clinician twice for EEG recording and taste tests. Moreover, it involves completing questionnaires at baseline, at intervention completion, and 1 month after the intervention. Additionally, healthy control participants will undergo one EEG recording session at baseline, to compare response to participants with eating disorders. Nonetheless, they will not take part in the intervention.
This research will aim to reduce automatic responding to food stimuli and examine whether improvements could be applied to real world settings. It will also explore brain activation changes associated to improvements in inhibition. This information would build steps for future larger-scale interventions and improve understanding of psychological and neurological mechanisms involved in dis-inhibited eating behaviour.
REC name
London - Westminster Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/LO/1202
Date of REC Opinion
9 Aug 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion