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Non-invasive Cranial Electrical Stimulation for Mealtime Anxiety in Adults With Eating Disorders

Description

The study is to evaluate the feasibility of using a non-invasive brain stimulation device in a sample of inpatients with eating disorders (ED). The study will help researchers evaluate whether their device protocol is practical for eating disorder inpatients as a way to manage eating disorder and anxiety symptoms. A secondary aim of the study is to evaluate preliminary effectiveness of the protocol for reducing pre-meal anxiety during the treatment, and explore effects on eating disorder symptoms over the course of the inpatient admission.

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Eating DisordersAnxiety
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Study overview

The study is to evaluate the feasibility of using a non-invasive brain stimulation device in a sample of inpatients with eating disorders (ED). The study will help researchers evaluate whether their device protocol is practical for eating disorder inpatients as a way to manage eating disorder and anxiety symptoms. A secondary aim of the study is to evaluate preliminary effectiveness of the protocol for reducing pre-meal anxiety during the treatment, and explore effects on eating disorder symptoms over the course of the inpatient admission.

Investigating Non-invasive Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Acute Anxiety in Inpatients With Eating Disorders

Non-invasive Cranial Electrical Stimulation for Mealtime Anxiety in Adults With Eating Disorders

Condition
Eating Disorders
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Oconomowoc

Rogers Behavioral Health, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States, 53066

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Age 18-30 years old at the time of enrollment
  • 2. Enrolled in Rogers Behavioral Health Eating Disorder Recovery Program Inpatient Unit at the Oconomowoc, WI clinic location
  • 3. Have a primary diagnosis of any DSM-5 eating disorder (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, other specified feeding or eating disorder)
  • 4. Ability to communicate effectively using written and spoken English
  • 5. Participant is eligible for mealtime anxiety support based on:
  • * ≤ 75% meal plan compliance
  • * Visible anxiety/distress during program meals
  • * Engagement in compensatory behaviors or self-harm before, during, or after meals, or medical staff judge patient to be at risk of same
  • 1. Metal in the body of any kind (e.g., braces, pacemakers, metal plates or screws, intracranial electrodes, implanted devices/defibrillators, prostheses)
  • 2. Currently taking medication that reduces seizure threshold (e.g., clomipramine)
  • 3. Cranial pathologies (e.g., holes, plates)
  • 4. History of seizure or black-out concussion
  • 5. Pregnancy
  • 6. Risk of suicide/self-harm by self-strangulation with cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) device judged by study medical staff
  • 7. Participant calibrates to a stimulation level below 200 microampere (μA)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Rogers Behavioral Health,

Study Record Dates

2027-11-01