Effectiveness of fNIRS-neurofeedback over the extrastriate body area for reduction of body dissatisfactio

Phase 2

Conditions: Increased body dissatisfaction: BSQ > 103

Registration Number: DRKS00033104

Lead Sponsor: Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

BSQ > 103

Exclusion Criteria

- not fluent in German
- planned or current gender affirming measures
- impaired vision

Diseases with a possible influence on brain metabolism
- epilepsy
- Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14 according to ICD-10)
- Renal insufficiency, stage 3 or more according to the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
- Hypertension, untreated (I10.x according to ICD-10)
- Moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (GCS 3-12) or 2nd or 3rd degree traumatic brain injury

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body dissatisfaction (BD) (German translation of the Body Shape Questionnaire, BSQ; Waadt et al., 1992), assessed at 3 time points: baseline, endpoint and follow-up (at the beginning, end and 3 months after the training)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- clinical significance of changes in BD (RCI)<br>- Eating disorder symptoms (Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, EDE-Q - German translation, 2nd edition; Hilbert, Tuschen-Caffier, Karwautz, Niederhofer & Munsch, 2007)<br>- Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9 - German translation; Lehmann & Löwe, 2016)<br>- Anxiety (Patient Health Questionnaire - Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale, PHQ-GAD7 - German translation; Löwe, 2015)