RECRUITING

Cerebellar tDCS Stimulation in Children and Adult Women With Anorexia Nervosa Disorder

Study Overview

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Description

Hypothesis: Will the use of tDCS brain modulation in the cerebellum assist in restricted behaviors, social cognition and cognitive flexibility in women with anorexia nervosa in addition to other therapies? Primary Outcomes: 1. To observe the impacts and outcomes of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on social behaviors measured by Cyberball and Trust Game. 2. To observe the neuropsychological impacts of cerebellar tDCS through fMRI imaging as well as looking at the Region of Interest (ROI) of changes in the Default Mode Network and Cerebellum circuits and their activation levels in those networks. Secondary Outcomes: 1.To observe the impacts and outcome of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) measuring the differences between anodal and cathodal stimulation. To observe potential increases in responses to social stimuli, decreases in eating disorder/depressive symptomology via cathodal stimulation. To also observe potential little to no changes in social stimuli and eating disorder/depressive symptomology via anodal stimulation.

Official Title

Cerebellar tDCS Stimulation in Children and Adult Women With Anorexia Nervosa Disorder- A Pilot Study

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-04-24
Study Completion:2026-01-02
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06286930

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:15 Years to 30 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:FEMALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa (AN)
  2. * Female participants
  3. * Age 15-30 years old inclusive at time of enrollment
  4. * Ability of parent or legal guardian to provide informed consent if participant is under 18 years old.
  5. * Ability of patients ages 15-17 to give assent to the study.
  6. * Completion of the signed HIPAA authorization form by a parent or legal guardian or by participants (18 years of age).
  1. * Pregnancy
  2. * Known history of traumatic brain injury that required medical care
  3. * Non-English speaking (based on standardized neuropsychological testing and questionnaires)
  4. * Claustrophobic
  5. * Brain Implants
  6. * Pacemakers
  7. * Hearing or visual impairment
  8. * Any biomedical or metal implants in any part of the body (excluding orthopedic implants)

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Haley Walker
CONTACT
214-648-4617
haley.walker@utsouthwestern.edu
Ava Ryan
CONTACT
214-648-4617
Ava.ryan@utsouthwestern.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

UT Southwestern Multispecialty Psychiatry Clinic
Dallas, Texas, 75247
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-04-24
Study Completion Date2026-01-02

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-04-24
Study Completion Date2026-01-02

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • transcranial direct current stimulation
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • tDCS

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Anorexia Nervosa