The effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on food craving and implicit memory bias associated with food

Clinical trials of The effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on food craving and implicit memory bias associated with food in people with food craving

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016120331217N1

Enrollment

Registered

2017-02-08

Start date

2016-06-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Food craving and implicit memory associated with food. -

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention was consisted of 40 mA electrical stimulation (2 mA per minute for 20 minutes). This amount of stimulation was delivered to the patients in a twent

Treatment - Devices

Intervention group: The intervention was consisted of 40 mA electrical stimulation (2 mA per minute for 20 minutes). This amount of stimulation was delivered to the patients in a twenty-minute session

Control group: The left and right dorsolateral and prefrontal cortexes were stimulated through Sham stimulation in the control group. The Sham stimulation has placebo-like effects. This stimulation wa

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age range between 18 and 70 years; obtaining the food craving score at least one standard deviation higher than population mean; the body mass index (BMI) less than 40. Exclusion criteria: a history of eating disorders or depression, suicide attempts; having metal implants in the head; drug induced weight loss; having recently participation in the weight-loss programs; having an individual or family history of epilepsy; using any drugs intended to reduce seizure thresholds; a history of head surgery and loss of consciousness for more than 15 minutes; and having a history of endocrine disorders.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Food Craving. Timepoint: Before intervention, during the intervention i.e. 10 minutes after stimulation, at the end of intervention i.e. after 20 minutes stimulation. Method of measurement: the visual analog scale (VAS).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Implicit Memory. Timepoint: Before and twenty minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Parallel self-report implicit memory questionnaires.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactEbrahim Zeylabi Sandegani

Semnan University

ebrahimzeylabi@yahoo.com+98 23 3362 3300

Outcome results

None listed

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