Patient Recruitment

Girls Above Average Weight

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Is your daughter above average weight?

We invite you to participate in a research study.

What: Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to learn more about feelings and eating habits.

Who: Girls ages 13-17 who are above average weight and who do or don’t feel a loss of control over eating.

Where: The NIH Clinical Center, America’s research hospital, is located on the Metro red line in Bethesda, Maryland.

  • There is no cost for study-related procedures.
  • Eligible participants will be compensated.
  • Parents or guardian must give permission for minors to participate.


For more information, please call toll free:
1-800-411-1222
TTY: 1-866-411-1010
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Or go online:
clinicaltrials.gov
Refer to study #08-CH-0085

Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

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This page last updated on 03/30/2021

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