tDCS and Cognitive Training for Restrictive Eating Disorders
NCT ID: NCT06624150
Last Updated: 2025-08-29
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
PHASE1
20 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-08-02
2026-06-02
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
BASIC_SCIENCE
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Active tDCS
10 Active tDCS sessions: 10 active sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation paired with cognitive training tasks. Device used is StarStim.
Active tDCS sessions, StarStim device
10 active sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation paired with cognitive training tasks. Device used is StarStim.
Sham (fake) tDCS
10 Sham (fake) tDCS sessions: 10 fake sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation paired with cognitive training tasks. The device will be on the participants head, but the current will not be active.
Sham (fake) tDCS sessions
10 fake sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation paired with cognitive training tasks. The device will be on the participants head, but the current will not be active.
Interventions
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Active tDCS sessions, StarStim device
10 active sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation paired with cognitive training tasks. Device used is StarStim.
Sham (fake) tDCS sessions
10 fake sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation paired with cognitive training tasks. The device will be on the participants head, but the current will not be active.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Self-reported enrollment in outpatient-level treatment at local eating disorder treatment centers in the Twin Cities region, and meeting DSM-5 criteria for AN (mild severity, based on BMI greater than or equal to 17.0 kg/m2) or atypical AN diagnosis (based on MINI and EDE assessments).
* Participant must be capable of giving informed consent, based on UCSD Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC) risk assessment.
* Sufficient spoken English so as to be able to comprehend testing procedures. Normative ranges on a C-RENAL blood panel (panel and ranges specified here: https://labguide.fairview.org/showtest.asp?testid=3321)
Exclusion Criteria
* Neurological condition or other developmental disorder
* Serious psychiatric disorder known to affect brain functioning and cognitive performance (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder)
* Medical instability, which will be evident based on required outpatient treatment status. In standard eating disorders treatment, individuals who are not medically stable are referred to higher levels of care (e.g., residential treatment, inpatient). Therefore, if a participant is enrolled in higher level care for their eating disorder diagnosis, this indicates medical instability and they will be excluded from enrollment in this study.
* tDCS contraindication (e.g., history of craniotomy, history of metallic cranial plates, screws, implanted devices).
* Acute suicidality (suicidalideation with a plan or intent), assessed via MINI suicidality module and Beck Depression Inventory suicide item
* Acute homicidality (homicidal ideation with a plan or intent), assessed via MINI
* Moderate, severe or extreme AN diagnostic severity, based on BMI as per DSM-5 criteria (e.g., BMI \<17.0 kg/m2)
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Minnesota
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Lisa Anderson
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Minnesota
Locations
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Maya Day
Role: primary
Other Identifiers
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PSYCH-2022-31551
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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