The effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on food craving and implicit memory bias associated with food
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Food craving and implicit memory associated with food.-
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016120331217N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Semnan University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Age range between 18 and 70 years; obtaining the food craving score at least one standard deviation higher than population mean; the body mass index (BMI) less than 40. Exclusion criteria: a history of eating disorders or depression, suicide attempts; having metal implants in the head; drug induced weight loss; having recently participation in the weight-loss programs; having an individual or family history of epilepsy; using any drugs intended to reduce seizure thresholds; a history of head surgery and loss of consciousness for more than 15 minutes; and having a history of endocrine disorders.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Food Craving. Timepoint: Before intervention, during the intervention i.e. 10 minutes after stimulation, at the end of intervention i.e. after 20 minutes stimulation. Method of measurement: the visual analog scale (VAS).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Implicit Memory. Timepoint: Before and twenty minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Parallel self-report implicit memory questionnaires.