Role of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Appetite and Weight Control

Stopped early · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Weight Loss, Appetite Loss

In brief

To study the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on weight and appetite.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05609604

Run by

University at Buffalo

People needed

4

Starts

2017-01-01

Expected to finish

2022-10-25

Last updated by the study team

2024-01-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Men and women 18 to 80 years of age
• Body mass index > 30 kg/m2

You may not qualify if…

• Current participation in any other concurrent clinical trials or previous participation within 30 days before the screening visit
• Pregnancy or premenopausal women who are trying to be pregnant
• Patients who are incompetent to give consent
• Obesity due to a known secondary cause (Cushing's syndrome, hypothyroidism, etc) or a history of weight loss surgery
• Have taken any of the following medications within the past 3 months:
• phentermine, naltrexone, bupropion, topiratmate, lorcaserin, phendimetrazine, methamphetamine, benzphetamine, diethylpropion
• Any contraindication to receive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS):
• Personal or family history of seizures, epilepsy or other unexplained loss of consciousness.
• Current or past history of skin disease or damaged skin on the scalp at the site of stimulation (i.e. eczema, skin with ingrown hairs, acne, razor nicks, wounds that have not healed, recent scar tissue, broken skin, etc.).
• Prior neurosurgical procedure or radiation.
• Known diagnosis of brain lesions, such as tumor, stroke or multiple sclerosis
• Implanted pacemaker, medication pump, vagal stimulator, deep brain stimulator, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation unit, ventriculo-peritoneal shunt or any metallic implant on the head.

Where it is running

• ECMC Ambulatory Center, 3rd Floor — Buffalo, New York, United States

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