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The effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on eating behaviors and body weight in obese patient with depressio

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Mental and behavioral disorders
Registration Number
KCT0005492
Lead Sponsor
The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent's Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

19 to 70 years old
- BMI = 25kg/m2
- Diagnosis and Statistics Handbook for Mental Disorders-Patients diagnosed as depressive disorder according to the 5th edition (DSM-V) diagnostic criteria and showing moderate symptoms (BDI 14~28 points)
- Patients taking 2 or less antidepressants at a stable dose for the last 4 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

• Past history of head or eye injury or epilepsy
• Body metallic implants, pacemaker, claustrophobia and any other contraindication to fMRI or rTMS;
• Current use of psychotropic drugs (except for antidepressants on a stable dose for at least one month)
• Current use of any anti-obesity drug (three months washout period for any other medication)
• Pregnancy or breast feeding
• Past history of Diabetes Mellitus, thyroid disease, renal disease and malignancy
• Major psychiatric disorder requiring immediate treatment
• Substance dependence
• Individuals currently receiving any psychological therapy for their eating disorder
• Substance dependence
• severe infection, metabollic acidosis, acromegaly adn Cushing syndrome

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Body Weight
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Korean eating attitude test (KEAT-26) scores;visceral fat assessed by CT;structural and functionl change assessed by brain MRI;CERAD-K score;Beck Depression Inventory score;dopamine, serotonin, cortisol
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