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Do you have or think you may have a low-weight eating disorder?

Do you have or think you may have a low-weight eating disorder? If you are a low-weight female between the ages of 10 and 22 years old you may be eligible for a research study...

Massachusetts General Hospital Mental Disorders Eating Disorders Hormones
4 visits over 18 months
Estimated Time Commitment
Female, 10-22 years
May Be Eligible
Payment up to $680
May Be Offered
Survey, Blood draw, Office visit, MRI scan
May Be Required
 
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Overview

What we are studying

Do you have or think you may have a low-weight eating disorder? If you are a low-weight female between the ages of 10 and 22 years old you may be eligible for a research study using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to investigate the relationship between hormones, brain activity and appetite. MRI is a non-invasive way to view brain activity without using X-rays. This study includes one screening visit to confirm eligibility and three morning visits which will include a meal, questionnaires, blood draws and two MRI scans. Visits will be spread over 18 months and will occur at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA and at the Martinos Biomedical Imaging Center in Charlestown, MA. Eligible participants will receive up to $680 for completing the study. Local transportation and parking costs will be reimbursed. In order to be eligible, participants must be willing to not take oral contraceptives (birth control pills) or other medication containing hormones and must be able and willing to participate in MRI scans. Please follow the link below to fill out our survey or contact Meghan Slattery, NP, via email at mslattery@partners.org or by phone at (617) 643-0267 for more information. https://redcap.partners.org/redcap/surveys/?s=vXBQ2peXoD


Why it is important


What we hope to accomplish

We will monitor study participants over time, identifying mechanisms that might influence how one person's eating behaviors change or not, and how this might differ among study participants.

We hope that our research will improve our knowledge of eating disorders in order to provide more informed treatment options.

Principal Investigator

Madhusmita Misra, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital

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Who can participate

If you are a low-weight female between the ages of 10 and 22 years old you may be eligible. In order to be eligible, participants must be willing to not take oral contraceptives (birth control pills) or other medication containing hormones and must be able and willing to participate in MRI scans.

What you may be asked to do

This study includes one screening visit to confirm eligibility and three morning visits which will include a meal, questionnaires, blood draws and two MRI scans. MRI is a non-invasive way to view brain activity without using X-rays. Visits will be spread over 18 months and will occur at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA and at the Martinos Biomedical Imaging Center in Charlestown, MA.


Project activities may include:

  • Survey
  • Blood draw
  • Office visit
  • MRI scan

Estimated Time Commitment

4 visits over 18 months

What You May Get

Eligible participants will receive up to $680 for completing the study. Local transportation and parking costs will be reimbursed.

Location

MGH - Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street , Boston, MA 02114, USA

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MGH - Martinos Center
149 13th St, Boston, MA 02129

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Travel

  • Local travel reimbursed
  • Parking reimbursed
  • Parking available

Additional Information

Project Website

http://www.aneresearch.com/brain-study


Participating Institutions


Funding Source

  • NIH or Other Federal
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