Functional Connectivity-informed Individualised Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FUNCTIAN) – An Open-Label Proof of Concept
About this study
Research Team
Dr. Leo Chen
Institution
HER Centre Australia
Ethics Approval Number
567-22
Funding Source
community
Project Start Date
1 June 2024
Participants
Participants must meet the following criteria:
Current diagnosis of AN (can be assessed at screening if not formally diagnosed)
Age 18 or older
Body Mass Index (BMI) between 15 and 18
Illness duration of over 3 years
What is Involved
This clinical trial will enrol 20 participants. Participants will first attend a baseline session, during which participant’s eating disorder symptoms and psychological symptoms will be measured. Participants will then have an MRI scan of their brain; this scan will be used to determine the individualised brain target. Participants will then receive rTMS treatments at this location.
Ethics Approval Number
567-22
Location
607 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne
Contact Details
Hercentreaustralia@monash.edu
This clinical trial investigates the use of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in people who have Anorexia Nervosa (AN), to see if it might help improve their symptoms. rTMS is a non-invasive method of brain stimulation that involves the repeated application of magnetic pulses to your head via a ‘coil’. rTMS is an established treatment for depression which has been proven to work in numerous clinical trials. Few studies have looked into rTMS treatment for AN, but results from those have been promising.
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