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The Effect of Brain Stimulation (tDCS) in Food Cravings Control in Overweight/Obese Women

NCT04420767 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2020-06-09

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Summary

This study is a randomized clinical trial to test the effect of a type of non-invasive brain stimulation on the response to a behavioral intervention designed to enhance cognitive control over food cravings in obese and overweight women. The brain stimulation is called transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS). All eligible participants will engage in a behavioral intervention known to enhance control over food cravings and will be randomly assigned to receive either tDCS or sham stimulation to the prefrontal cortex of the brain.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

tDCS

Individuals undergo 20min daily sessions receiving actual tDCS to the brain (to the right DLPFC: dorsolateral prefrontal cortex)

DEVICE

Sham brain stimulation

Individuals undergo 20min daily sessions receiving sham stimulation to the brain (to the right DLPFC: dorsolateral prefrontal cortex)

BEHAVIORAL

Go-No GO task

During the brain stimulation sessions, all individuals will be asked to perform a 10 min-computerized task related to inhibitory control (Go-No Go)

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Claudia P Sanmiguel, MD · University of California, Los Angeles

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-04
Primary Completion
2021-05-31
Completion
2021-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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