Testing the Effects of RISE on Eating Pathology

Interoception is the process of perceiving one's bodily sensations. Interoception is critical for survival and maintaining homeostasis, as it motivates sensation- and need-specific autonomic reflexes and adaptive behaviors (e.g., eating when hungry, terminating eating upon fullness, drinking when thirsty). Not all individuals have accurate interoceptive abilities. Individuals with eating disorders often have low perception of gastrointestinal, pain, and emotion sensations. Interoceptive dysfunction is believed to influence the development and maintenance of many forms of psychopathology. Identifying effective ways to restore accurate interoceptive processing is an important aim for clinical researchers. The goal of the present study is to continue to test the effectiveness of a training for interoceptive dysfunction that aims to reconnect individuals with eating disorders with their internal sensations, which is called, Reconnecting to Internal Sensations.

NCT Number	NCT05837312
Lead Sponsor	Auburn University
Conditions	Eating Disorder Symptoms
Enrollment	50 participants
Start Date	2024-02-01
Primary Completion	2027-12 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-12 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-10-20