Cerebral energy homeostasis and ingestion at neuronal activation

Cerebral energy homeostasis and ingestion at neuronal activation - ZEINA

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00008882

Enrollment

Registered

2015-07-08

Start date

2015-07-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Basic research: food intake and brain metabolism healthy participants

Interventions

Group 1: brain-stimulation - direct current, transcraniell, anodal, 20min, 1,5mA, daily for one week Group 2: placebo-stimulation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: BMI: 25-40 kg/m² Body fat percentage: >25 %

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Smoker disturbe eating behaviour (tested with FEV) acute or chronic disease explicit: diagnosis of migraine or other headache diseases permanent medication shiftworker circadian dysrhythmia competitive sportsman diabetics mental illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Food intake measured by Buffet-Test on first day of stimulation and after a week stimulation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
cerebral energy content measured by medical imaging on first day and on last day of stimulation. (before and after stimulation, respectively)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactGeorg Gohla

Sektion für Psychoneurobiologie

gohla@pnb.uni-luebeck.de04515006342

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026