RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL

Cerebellar tDCS Stimulation in Children and Adult Women With Anorexia Nervosa Disorder

Cerebellar tDCS Stimulation in Children and Adult Women With Anorexia Nervosa Disorder- A Pilot Study

About This Trial

Hypothesis: Will the use of tDCS brain modulation in the cerebellum assist in restricted behaviors, social cognition and cognitive flexibility in women with anorexia nervosa in addition to other therapies? Primary Outcomes: 1. To observe the impacts and outcomes of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on social behaviors measured by Cyberball and Trust Game. 2. To observe the neuropsychological impacts of cerebellar tDCS through fMRI imaging as well as looking at the Region of Interest (ROI) of changes in the Default Mode Network and Cerebellum circuits and their activation levels in those networks. Secondary Outcomes: 1.To observe the impacts and outcome of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) measuring the differences between anodal and cathodal stimulation. To observe potential increases in responses to social stimuli, decreases in eating disorder/depressive symptomology via cathodal stimulation. To also observe potential little to no changes in social stimuli and eating disorder/depressive symptomology via anodal stimulation.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - Diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa (AN) - Female participants - Age 15-30 years old inclusive at time of enrollment - Ability of parent or legal guardian to provide willing to sign a consent form if participant is under 18 years old. - Ability of patients ages 15-17 to give assent to the study. - Completion of the signed HIPAA authorization form by a parent or legal guardian or by participants (18 years of age). Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - Pregnancy - Known history of traumatic brain injury that required medical care - Non-English speaking (based on standardized neuropsychological testing and questionnaires) - Claustrophobic - Brain Implants - Pacemakers - Hearing or visual impairment - Any biomedical or metal implants in any part of the body (excluding orthopedic implants) Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

View original clinical language

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa (AN) * Female participants * Age 15-30 years old inclusive at time of enrollment * Ability of parent or legal guardian to provide informed consent if participant is under 18 years old. * Ability of patients ages 15-17 to give assent to the study. * Completion of the signed HIPAA authorization form by a parent or legal guardian or by participants (18 years of age). Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Known history of traumatic brain injury that required medical care * Non-English speaking (based on standardized neuropsychological testing and questionnaires) * Claustrophobic * Brain Implants * Pacemakers * Hearing or visual impairment * Any biomedical or metal implants in any part of the body (excluding orthopedic implants)

Treatments Being Tested

DEVICE

anodal trans cranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

1 20-minute anodal tDCS stimulation

DEVICE

cathodal trans cranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

1 20-minute cathodal tDCS stimulation

Locations (1)

UT Southwestern Multispecialty Psychiatry Clinic

Dallas, Texas, United States