Effects of Non-invasive Neuromodulation on Food Desire, Chewing Pattern, Executive Functions and Oxidative Stress.
Craving, Mastication Disorder, Memory Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Craving focused on measuring Craving, Executive Dysfunction, Oxidative Stress, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- being a health professional at the HU-UFPI (higher and technical levels);
- both sexes;
- Age between 20 and 59 years old.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants with communication disabilities (outbound or inbound);
- Type 1 and 2 diabetes
- low Body Mass Index (BMI; below 18.5),
- intracranial metal clip and/or prostheses;
- Abrupt change in weight (> 5 kg) in the last six months;
- the use will be excluded recreational use of psychoactive drugs,
- Being a smoker or using nicotine (tablet / absorbent),
- Having had significant recent trauma or traumatic brain injury,
- Present history of epilepsy,
- to be pregnant or under suspicion
- Missing teeth;
- Medical diagnosis of eating disorder or any psychiatric disorder,
- Having or having had cancer,
- Diagnosis of heart disease.
Sites / Locations
- Hospital Universitário Do Piauí
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
tDCS + speech therapy+ sham
sham + tDCS + speech therapy
Participants will receive real tDCS and tDCS sham for 5 sessions during each treatment period. The interstice period of the total intervention will be 25 days, with 15 days of wash out between the two interventions. The probabilistic, simple randomized sample will consist of participants with food cravings randomized into two groups, according to the presence or absence of changes in eating behavior and within each group there will be subdivision to receive or not neuromodulation, according to the flowchart
Participants will receive real tDCS and tDCS sham for 5 sessions during each treatment period. The interstice period of the total intervention will be 25 days, with 15 days of wash out between the two interventions. The probabilistic, simple randomized sample will consist of participants with food cravings randomized into two groups, according to the presence or absence of changes in eating behavior and within each group there will be subdivision to receive or not neuromodulation, according to the flowchart