Effects of Processed Foods on Brain Reward Circuitry and Food Cue Learning

Part of paid clinical trials in Stanford, California.

Sponsor
Stanford University
Study ID
NCT06165952
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Ultra-processed Foods (UP)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
13 Years - 15 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Study Details

Examine if ultra-processed (UP) foods are more effective in activating reward, attention, and memory brain regions and in promoting food cue learning than minimally-processed foods. Assess individual differences in neurobehavioral responses to UP foods.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 4, 2024
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Feb 1, 2029
Completion
Feb 28, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
162 participants (estimated)

Arms

  • Arm: Adolescent youth age 13-15
    age- and sex- adjusted body mass index (zBMI) scores between the 25th and 75th percentile

Primary Outcome Measure

Body Fat [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1-year, 2-year, 3-year, 4-year follow-up ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Stanford UniversityStanfordCalifornia94305
Teena Ambrose, BS
[email protected]
310-658-6193
Eric Stice, PhD
[email protected]
541-222-0615
Eric Stice, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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