Psychiatric profile and quality of life of subjects with excess weight treated with transcranial direct current stimulation combined with a hypocaloric diet
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Abstract
Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) may reduce appetite and caloric intake and may be able to play a role as an adjunct treatment for obesity. Stimulation of this brain area is also used for the treatment of depression, which shares a common pathophysiology with obesity. As a result, the effect of tDCS on mental health and its impact on the quality of life of subjects with excess weight needs to be addressed.Objective: To assess the effect of daily tDCS of the right DLPFC on mood, daytime sleepiness, anxiety and quality of life in subjects with excess weight on a hypocaloric diet.Methods: We randomly assigned 28 subjects to receive 20 sessions of active or sham tDCS over the right DLPFC for 20 consecutive weekdays. The severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms was assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI-S). Sleepiness was measured by a daytime sleepiness questionnaire (DSQ), and quality of life was measured by the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36).Results: There were no significant changes in BDI, STAI-S and DSQ scores between groups, even after adjustments for the use of antidepressant medications and changes in body weight. There were also no significant changes in different subscales of the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire between groups.Conclusion: Repetitive tDCS on the right DLPFC is not associated with impairment in mental health or quality of life in overweight and obese subjects.
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.002 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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