Together with collaborators Anja Hilbert, Joseph Sadek, Guido K.W. Frank, and Stuart B. Murray, MEAL members Aaron Keshen, Victoria Taylor, Anastasia Harris, and Nami Trappenberg have published a new study protocol in Journal of Eating Disorders!
In line with the principles of open science, the goal of a study protocol is to communicate research methods in a highly specific way, prior to proceeding with the study. Pre-registering a study protocol increases research transparency and accountability, and can help researchers avoid cherry-picking (i.e., selectively making post-hoc changes to the outcomes reported).
From the study:
“To gather pilot data, we aim to measure prospective, observational outcomes in a clinical setting to examine the effect of stimulant initiation on loss-of-control eating in children with comorbid ADHD and loss-of-control eating. We will also collect exploratory secondary outcomes to measure eating-related cognitions, emotions and behaviors, ADHD symptom severity, parental loss-of-control eating, impulsivity and reward sensitivity, and anxiety/mood symptoms.”
You can read the whole article for free by clicking the link below:
Keshen, A.R., Hilbert, A., Taylor, V. et al. Effect of stimulant medication on loss of control eating in youth with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a prospective, observational case series study protocol. Journal of Eating Disorders 10, 152. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00674-y