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Craving Network Neurofeedback

Connectome-based Neurofeedback of the Craving Network to Reduce Food Cue Reactivity

Who can join

Ages 18 to 60 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

* Ages 18 to 60 years
* Body mass index \>25 kg/m2
* \>2.37 Food Craving Inventory score

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current or past 6 months use of anti-obesity medications
* Weight-reduced state defined as \>10% weight reduction in the past 6 months.
* Nicotine use
* Current diagnosis of neurological or psychiatric disorder
* Obesity-related diseases such as type-2 diabetes
* Contraindications to MRI
* Baseline scanning with motion \>0.15mm frame to frame displacement.

About the study

This project tests whether individuals with overweight or obesity and high craving can learn to change their brain response to food cues using neurofeedback, to impact their craving and eating behavior.

What is being tested

• Experimental feedback (device)
• Control feedback (device)

Sponsor: Yale University · Participants: 50 · Started: Nov 27, 2024

Contact the study team

• Kathleen A Garrison, PhD · Phone: 2037376232

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06426693

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Overweight
• Obesity

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.