The Efficiency of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

NAActive, not recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

40

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 1, 2022

Primary Completion Date

December 30, 2025

Study Completion Date

December 30, 2025

Conditions
Anorexia Nervosa
Interventions
DEVICE

tDCS

Patients will be receiving twice a day tDCS (applied current at 2mA) stimulation, for 3 weeks on working days (30 sessions in total) and each stimulation will last 25 minutes. The anode will be located on the left, while the cathode- on the right dorsolateral prefrontal area of scalp. The commercially available Soterix 1x1 tDCS mini-CT LTE device (model 1601-LTE) will be used for stimulation.

DEVICE

Placebo

Patients will be receiving twice a day sham stimulation, for 3 weeks on working days (30 sessions in total) and each stimulation will last 25 minutes. The anode will be located on the left, while the cathode- on the right dorsolateral prefrontal area of scalp. The commercially available Soterix 1x1 tDCS mini-CT LTE device (model 1601-LTE) will be used for stimulation.

Trial Locations (1)

20-439

Ist Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Early Intervention, Lublin

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Medical University of Lublin

OTHER