Status:
COMPLETED
Neuromodulation with Attention Bias Modification Training for Binge Eating Disorder
Lead Sponsor:
King's College London
Conditions:
Binge-Eating Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Binge eating disorder (BED) is a common and disabling eating disorder (ED) which has significant effects on psychological wellbeing, physical health, and quality of life. Talking therapies, most notab...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Overweight or obese according to WHO criteria (BMI\>25 kg/m²)
- Meet criteria for full-syndrome DSM-5 Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
- Right-handed
- Must use and understand English as a language for everyday conversation
- Access to a laptop or desktop computer with webcam
Exclusion
- Visual impairments that cannot be corrected with contact lenses or glasses
- Pregnancy
- History of neurological disease and/or seizure
- Having any metallic implants anywhere in the head or body
- History of head or eye injury
- Significant health problems in the previous six months
- Lifetime diagnosis of substance dependence, psychosis, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder
- Other primary psychiatric disorder requiring treatment in its own right
- Taking psychotropic medication other than a stable dosage of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) for at least 14 days prior to study enrollment
- Adults consuming more than 14 units of alcohol per week who are unwilling to reduce their alcohol intake for the duration of the treatment.
- Current illicit drug use.
- Learning difficulties that would preclude safe tDCS self-administration and/or completion of questionnaire measures and neurocognitive tasks.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 25 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
84 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04424745
Start Date
February 25 2021
End Date
September 30 2022
Last Update
January 22 2025
Active Locations (1)
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King's College London
London, London, United Kingdom, SE58AF