euromodulation as a treatment for food addiction in obese individuals

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Mental Health - Eating disorders; Food addiction; Obesity; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000628549
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Medicine, University of Otago

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-06-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

aged 20-60, BMI more or equals 30, Scores equals to or more than 3 on the Yale Food Addiction Scale

Exclusion Criteria

Major weight gain or loss in the last 6 months (5 kg or more),
recent significant head injuries, psychiatric disorders, history of epilepsy, metal implants, recurring headache, previous bariatric surgery, previous diagnosis of eating disorder, females who are or intend to become pregnant, other health problems (diabetes, cancer, heart disease, uncontrolled hypertension)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Food craving will be assessed using the Oxford Leeds Questionnaire ( a validated computer task to measure food craving). Participants will be shown different paired presentation of food items (96 trials) and will be asked to select their most wanted food as quickly and as accurately as possible. Participants will not be aware of the measurement of their reaction time for the choices they make allowing a covert assessment for implicit motivational wanting of a particular food.<br><br>[Baseline, after tRNS, week 4, and week 6 after randomisation]