Status:

UNKNOWN

Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Probiotic Supplementation in Overweight Adults

Lead Sponsor:

University of Tehran

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Messina

Tabriz University

Conditions:

Overweight and Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of the current study is to investigate and compare the effectiveness of probiotic supplementation and tDCS stimulation on risky decision-making related to food choices in overweight people. Co...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • BMI over 25
  • Higher than normal fat level

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy
  • Breastfeeding
  • Smoking more than 10 cigarettes a day
  • Excessive consumption of alcohol
  • Suffering from chronic cardiovascular and kidney diseases
  • Chronic digestive diseases such as celiac disease,
  • Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases such as colitis, intestinal surgery, cancer, etc.
  • Suffering from acute and chronic diarrhea in the last one month
  • Taking antibiotics in two months before the start of the study,
  • Continuous use of prebiotic and probiotic products and drugs in one month before the start of the intervention
  • Frequent use of antibiotics during the last month before the start of the intervention
  • Taking weight loss medications and following a special slimming diet in the last 3 months before the intervention.
  • History of epilepsy and seizures, stroke,
  • Use of pacemaker
  • Presence of metal implanted in the scalp or brain,
  • Presence of skin lesions at the tDCS stimulation site, and history of head injury or brain surgery.
  • Brain disorders and long-term and chronic use of neuropsychiatric drugs.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06035718

Start Date

March 1 2023

End Date

September 1 2024

Last Update

November 28 2023

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Atieh neuroscience center

Tehran, Iran, 1969713663