Exercise Effects on the Neurobiology Underlying Stress-related Eating Behaviors in Veterans

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorVA Office of Research and Development

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to learn more about how common lifestyle interventions, such as exercise, affect how our brains respond to performing thinking tasks and to viewing pictures of foods and various other objects. The investigators are also interested in how changes in hormones that might be different in men and women could affect how lifestyle interventions change these brain responses.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Veterans 18-75 years old

BMI of 25 or greater

Physically inactive

Able to attend study visits in person in Aurora, CO

Disqualifiers

Currently pregnant

History of bariatric surgery

Current eating disorder

Current treatment with appetite-altering medications (e.g., GLP-1 agonists)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Exercise

Treatment groups

132 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups