Daily sleep patterns and mood in people with recurrent binge eating
Official title: Investigating 24-Hour Patterns of Sleep and Negative Affect among Individuals with Recurrent Binge Eating Behavior
Funded at North Dakota State University · NIH-11306629 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project tracks daily sleep and mood to understand how they relate to repeated binge-eating episodes in adults.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | North Dakota State University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Fargo, United States) |
| Project start | March 20, 2025 |
| Project end | January 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $624,970 |
| NIH project number | 5R01MH139617-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11306629 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults (21+) who experience recurrent binge-eating behavior and who can wear a wrist device and complete multiple brief smartphone surveys over 14 days are ideal candidates.
✕Less likely to help
People without recurrent binge eating, those under 21, or anyone unwilling or unable to wear a wrist device or respond to frequent smartphone prompts may not benefit from participating.
What this research studies
If you join, you'll complete a remote screening and then take part in a two-week, at-home monitoring period. You will wear a wrist device that records sleep and naps and carry a smartphone to answer short surveys several times a day about your eating and mood. About 230 adults with recurrent binge eating will take part to help researchers map 24-hour patterns tied to binge episodes. The goal is to see how sleep timing, sleep variability, naps, and negative feelings connect with when binges happen.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could point to specific sleep or mood patterns that signal higher binge-eating risk and help shape more personalized prevention or treatment plans.
How similar studies have gone: Previous studies have linked sleep problems and negative mood to binge eating and similar two-week actigraphy plus ecological momentary assessment approaches have successfully captured daily mood–eating relationships, though combining detailed 24-hour sleep patterns with momentary mood data is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
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North Dakota State University
Fargo, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Irish, Leah a — North Dakota State University
- Study coordinator: Irish, Leah a
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.