tDCS and Cognitive Training for Restrictive Eating Disorders
University of Minnesota
Summary
This study looks at adults with restrictive eating disorders who are currently receiving outpatient treatment for their eating disorder to examine whether a new brain stimulation technique called non-invasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can enhance brain training. Participation involves interviews, assessments, 10 sessions of brain stimulation (active or sham), and computerized brain training over a 3-4 week period, with one post-intervention visit, and one 1-month follow-up visit.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-65 years * 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 ran…
Interventions
- DeviceActive tDCS sessions, StarStim device
10 active sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation paired with cognitive training tasks. Device used is StarStim.
- DeviceSham (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.
Location
- University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minnesota