NCT04213820

TMS and Body Image Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa

TMS Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: Effects on Body Image Processing and Clinical Outcome Measures

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Region Östergötland · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To evaluate if TMS together with a body image intervention is an efficacious treatment for anorexia nervosa compared to treatment as usual.

Conditions

• Anorexia Nervosa

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Transcranial magnetic stimulation	TMS (theta burst) will be administered consisting of bursts containing 3 pulses at 50 Hz and an intensity of 80% motor threshold repeated at 200 ms intervals (i.e., at 5 Hz) and a 10 s between burst triplet interval for a total for 190 s (600 pulses). The intervention will be given daily 5 times/week during 4 weeks.
BEHAVIORAL	Body Image Intervention	Body image interventions delivered directly after TMS will include body exercises that target disturbed body image and psychoeducation about the body. Together with a therapist the participants with anorexia nervosa will explore and estimate their body size through feedback.
BEHAVIORAL	Treatment as usual	Treatment as usual at the eating disorder unit, Child and adolescent psychiatric clinic and Psychiatric clinic is delivered during 4 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-09-25
• Primary completion: 2024-02-01
• Completion: 2024-02-01
• First posted: 2019-12-30
• Last updated: 2023-08-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden