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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa
Sponsor: University of California, San Diego
Summary
Anorexia nervosa is a severe psychiatric disorder associated with food avoidance and body image distortion, that is feeling fat despite being underweight. It is the third most common chronic illness among adolescent females, and its mortality reaches its peak between the ages 16 and 29 years old. There are very few treatments for anorexia nervosa and especially no biological treatments have been approved. Recent brain imaging research has repeatedly implicated brain circuits that include the insula in the disorder. The insula is a brain region important in taste processing as well as in the integration of body perception and has strong connections to the brain reward system. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a relatively new methodology that has been shown to alter neurocircuitry and alleviate depression. Here, the study goal is to develop TMS as a methodology to change altered neurocircuitry in anorexia nervosa and alleviate disorder specific behaviors.
Official title: Harnessing Neurostimulation to Improve Treatment Outcome in Anorexia Nervosa
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2022-06-16
Completion Date
2026-10-01
Last Updated
2025-09-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
rTMS treatment using BrainsWay Model 104 system with H1-Coil
5 days of 10 daily sessions of rTMS treatment
sham TMS using BrainsWay Model 104 system with H1-Coil
5 days of 10 daily sessions of sham iTBS treatment
Locations (1)
University of California San Diego
San Diego, California, United States