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Cerebellar tDCS Stimulation in Children and Adult Women With Anorexia Nervosa Disorder
Led by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Updated on 2026-02-05
15
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
140 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Hypothesis: Will the use of tDCS brain modulation in the cerebellum assist in restricted behaviors, social cognition and cognitive flexibility in women with anorexia nervosa in addition to other therapies? Primary Outcomes: 1. To observe the impacts and outcomes of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on social behaviors measured by Cyberball and Trust Game. 2. To observe the neuropsychological impacts of cerebellar tDCS through fMRI imaging as well as looking at the Region of Interest (ROI) of changes in the Default Mode Network and Cerebellum circuits and their activation levels in those networks. Secondary Outcomes: 1.To observe the impacts and outcome of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) measuring the differences between anodal and cathodal stimulation. To observe potential increases in responses to social stimuli, decreases in eating disorder/depressive symptomology via cathodal stimulation. To also observe potential little to no changes in social stimuli and eating disorder/depressive symptomology via anodal stimulation.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Cerebellar tDCS Stimulation in Children and Adult Women With Anorexia Nervosa Disorder
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa (AN)
- Female participants
- Age 15-30 years old inclusive at time of enrollment
- Ability of parent or legal guardian to provide informed consent if participant is under 18 years old.
- Ability of patients ages 15-17 to give assent to the study.
- Completion of the signed HIPAA authorization form by a parent or legal guardian or by participants (18 years of age).
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnancy
- Known history of traumatic brain injury that required medical care
- Non-English speaking (based on standardized neuropsychological testing and questionnaires)
- Claustrophobic
- Brain Implants
- Pacemakers
- Hearing or visual impairment
- Any biomedical or metal implants in any part of the body (excluding orthopedic implants)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
UT Southwestern Multispecialty Psychiatry Clinic
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75247
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
H
Haley Walker
CONTACT
A
Ava Ryan
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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