Validation of a Novel Cerebellar-striatal Satiety Circuit in Humans
- Conditions
- ObesityAppetitive Behavior
- Interventions
- Device: Sham repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)Device: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Registration Number
- NCT06105164
- Lead Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Brief Summary
This study uses a noninvasive technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to study satiety in healthy individuals.
TMS is a noninvasive way of stimulating the brain, using a magnetic field to change activity in the brain. The magnetic field is produced by a coil that is held next to the scalp. In this study, the investigators will be stimulating the brain to learn more about the role of the cerebellum in satiety.
- Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to conduct a circuit manipulation experiment to test the hypothesis that targeting the cerebellum can alter activity in response to food cues to advance the understanding of the involvement of the cerebellar-striatal circuit in feeding behavior.
Participants will undergo an initial screening session to complete informed consent and undergo baseline assessments including physical activity and food craving. Participants will additionally undergo an MRI scan that includes structural and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI). These rsfMRI imagines will be used to isolate individual resting state networks for targeting of rTMS modulation.
Participants will then complete two separate testing sessions involving MRI imaging and food intake assessments before and after rTMS. One visit will involve consumption of a filling meal; the other visit will be completed following an overnight fast.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
- Healthy individuals aged 18 to 65
- BMI of 20-35.0 kg/m2
- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
- Good general health
- Ability to understand and willingness to sign written informed consent document
- Current and/or past medical conditions
- Current and/or past eating disorder
- On a restricted diet and/or taking weight loss medication(s)
- History of bariatric surgery
- Weight fluctuation >3% in past 3 months
- Recent history of illicit recreational drug abuse
- Current nicotine use
- Intellectual disability
- Conditions that might result in increased risks of side effects or complications from TMS or MRI
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Sham cerebellar rTMS Sham repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Cerebellar targeted sham iTBS Active cerebellar rTMS Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Cerebellar targeted iTBS
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in BOLD response in the ventral striatum 30 minutes pre-TMS and 30 minutes post-TMS, at each of two main study visits (fed, fasted) Change in functional activation of the ventral striatum will be assessed before (pre-TMS) and after (post-rTMS) rTMS stimulation, measured separately at the fed visit and at the fasted visit.
Change in BOLD response in the cerebellum 30 minutes pre-TMS and 30 minutes post-TMS, at each of two main study visits (fed, fasted) Change in functional activation of the cerebellum will be assessed before (pre-TMS) and after (post-rTMS) rTMS stimulation, measured separately at the fed visit and at the fasted visit.
Ad libitum snack food intake baseline, up to 60 minutes post-TMS at each of two main study visits (fed, fasted) Change in total caloric intake during the ad libitum snack food session will be assessed at the baseline visit and after (post-rTMS) rTMS stimulation, the latter measured separately at the fed visit and at the fasted visit.
Change in food reward valuation up to 60 minutes pre-TMS and up to 60 minutes post-TMS, at each of two main study visits (fed, fasted) Change in food reward valuation of high-calorie foods will be assessed using the Willingness to Pay task, measured before (pre-TMS) and after (post-rTMS) rTMS stimulation, measured separately at the fed visit and at the fasted visit.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
McLean Hospital
🇺🇸Belmont, Massachusetts, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States