Noninvasive Neuromodulation of the Prefrontal Cortex in Subjects With Obesity

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The overall goal of this proposal is to evaluate the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a noninvasive neuromodulation technique, to facilitate weight loss and weight loss maintenance in obesity. This is a novel clinical research study that examines the therapeutic potential of an innovative biomedical treatment for weight loss.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02953353

Run by

University of Sao Paulo

People needed

38

Starts

2017-06-12

Expected to finish

2019-03-29

Last updated by the study team

2021-01-22

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women with obesity (BMI 30-35 kg/m2), with stable weight over the previous 3 months.

You may not qualify if…

• pregnancy
• diabetes
• acute and chronic kidney disease
• pancreatitis
• any active psychiatric or neurological condition at the time of joining the study
• intake of centrally-acting medications that could interfere with tDCS effects
• anemia (Hgb <12 g/dl)
• any other significant medical condition
• contraindications for tDCS, which includes damaged skin at the site of stimulation, any electrically sensitive or metallic device and history of epilepsy

Where it is running

• Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Clinical Hospital of Ribeirão Preto — Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

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