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Ameliorating Cognitive Control in Binge Eating Disorder

NCT04572087 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2022-05-27

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Summary

There is evidence that impairment of impulse regulation is involved in the development and maintenance of eating disorders, especially in Binge Eating Disorder (BED). BED is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating with experienced loss of control over eating. Controlling impulsive behaviour, cognitive flexibility, planning and decision making are key abilities of impulse regulation. Some of these impaired cognitive functions are linked to decreased activity of certain brain regions. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a well-established method to alter brain activity. In the current project, we explore if a computer-assisted training programme for patients with BED that is combined with tDCS is feasible and able to ameliorate impulse regulation and impulsive eating behaviour. We hypothesize that the cognitive training programme with additional tDCS will result in a greater decrease of BED symptoms and a stronger increase in impulse regulation skills compared with the cognitive training programme without tDCS by using a placebo stimulation.

Conditions

  • Binge-Eating Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Behavioral training and verum stimulation

Cognitive control training and verum tDCS

OTHER

Behavioral training and sham stimulation

Cognitive control training and sham tDCS

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Prof. Dr. Katrin Giel

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Katrin E Giel, Prof. Dr. · University Hospital Tübingen

  • Christian Plewnia, Prof. Dr. · University Hospital Tübingen

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-08
Primary Completion
2022-03-09
Completion
2022-03-09

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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