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The Sense of Small and Inhibition in Obesity

The Sense of Small and Inhibition in Obesity

Non Recruiting
20-55 years
All
Phase N/A

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Overview

The aim of this research is to verify whether inhibitory control ability is different between a group of individuals with obesity and a group of individuals with normal weight in the presence of olfactory stimuli, different for valence, edibility (food versus no-food), and caloric density (high-calorie vs low-calorie content) of foods associated with odours.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

  • Right-handed
  • diagnosis of obesity (i.e., the level of body mass index (BMI) higher or equal to 30).

Exclusion criteria:

  • Concurrent neurological, neurodevelopmental (e.g., autism), motor, somatosensory and/or psychiatric disorders.

Study details
    Obesity

NCT05768672

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

20 August 2025

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