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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) With Cognitive Training to Reduce Impulsivity and Weight in Veterans With Obesity: A Clinical Trial

Status: Recruiting

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Intervention Type: Device

Study Type: Interventional

Study Phase: Not Applicable

SUMMARY

The purpose of this study is to investigate if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can increase the effectiveness of cognitive training to reduce impulsivity in individuals with obesity, and to evaluate weight change with these individuals. The long-term goal of this research is to develop new treatment approaches for individuals with obesity.

Eligibility

Participation Requirements

Sex: All

Minimum Age: 18

Maximum Age: 80

Healthy Volunteers: f

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• Veteran enrolled in a MOVE! Weight Management Program (group or individual) at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System

• Obese (BMI\>30 or BMI\>27 plus at least one weight-related comorbidity)

• Adults, ages 18 years or older (up to age 80)

• Able to understand English, self-consent and follow study-related procedures

• Willing to use a reliable form of birth control if they are of females of child-bearing potential

Locations

United States

Minnesota

Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

RECRUITING

Minneapolis

Contact Information

Primary

Shalamar D Sibley, MD

Shalamar.Sibley@va.gov

(612) 725-2000

Backup

Lisa E Keacher, BS

lisa.keacher@va.gov

(612) 467-5203

Time Frame

Start Date: 2022-11-23

Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31

Participants

Target number of participants: 124

Treatments

Experimental: Active tDCS with Cognitive Training

Participants will receive active tDCS stimulation with their cognitive training during a one-hour session each day which includes 20 minutes of stimulation at the beginning of a 46-minute task training session. Ten sessions will be completed over three weeks.

Sham_comparator: Sham tDCS with Cognitive Training

Participants will receive 10 sessions of cognitive training concurrent with sham tDCS. For sham tDCS, electrodes are placed at the same locations as for active tDCS, but current is ramped up for the initial 30 seconds, then immediately ramped back down. This method mimics the initial physical sensation of stimulation, but there is no active current for the remainder of the session.

Related Therapeutic Areas

Obesity

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