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Effect of tDCS Montage on Measures of Appetite

NCT03396549 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2018-05-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim is to validate a new sham (control) method for use in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) that is less discernible to participants from the real condition. Participants are often able to tell real from sham conditions. Correctly guessing real from sham undermines the integrity of evaluations of the value of tDCS as a treatment tool as responses may be in part or entirely the result of treatment expectation effects. The study will test a new sham method to reduce food craving and eating and test how much participants are able to discern it from the real or 'target' condition.

Conditions

  • Eating Behavior

Interventions

DEVICE

new sham tDCS

1 ch TCT transcranial stimulator

DEVICE

real tDCS

1 ch TCT transcranial stimulator

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mary M Boggiano, PhD · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-07
Primary Completion
2018-03-14
Completion
2018-03-14

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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