Understanding food and sex addictions through body markers
Treatments studied
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study looks at how certain body markers relate to behavioral addictions like food or sex addiction. By comparing patients and healthy controls, researchers hope to understand these conditions better.
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Who can take part
- You are at least 18 years old.
- You are being treated for either food addiction or sexual addiction (or you are a healthy volunteer).
- If you are a patient, you must already be part of the EVALADD study.
- You do not have other addictions such as substance use, gambling, or gaming.
- You do not have severe mental instability or major cognitive problems.
- You are not under guardianship and are fluent in French.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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