Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 22 women aged 19 to 30 years, 22 women aged 31 to 50 years, 22 men aged 19 to 30 years, 22 men from 31 to 50 years of age who are overweight or obese will receive transcranial dire
Device
Behavioural
E02.331.750
Sponsors
Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde do Trairi - FACISA
Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde do Trairi - FACISA
Eligibility
Age
19 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 19 and 50 years; body mass index equal to or greater than 25; abdominal circumference greater than 94 centimeters for men and greater than 80 centimeters for women
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant and breastfeeding women; women in menopause; user of illicit drug, use of psychotropic medication and for weight loss; previous or current history of eating disorder, psychiatric; suffered a stroke, head trauma, neurosurgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Attenuation of eating behaviors associated with obesity, after 10 sessions of tDCS, until the 8th week after the intervention, evaluated by the questionnaire scores: three-factor food intake questionnaire-R21 (TFEQ-R21); food craving desire questionnaire (FCQ-T); Brazilian inventory of craving-related foods (FCI-Br), as well as the emotional profile verified by the DASS-21 questionnaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decreased anthropometric measures associated to obesity, after 10 sessions of tDCS, until the 8th week after the intervention, verifying weight; circumference of the waist and abdomen, as well as the percentage of body fat;Modifications in food group intake between the beginning of the intervention and at a follow-up of eight weeks after the last session of tDCS, verified by the application of 24-hour reminders | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactHeverton Figueirêdo
Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde do Trairi - FACISA
Outcome results
None listed