# Noninvasive Neuromodulation of the Prefrontal Cortex in Subjects With Obesity

> **NCT02953353** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Sao Paulo** · enrollment: 38 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Obesity

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- **OTHER:** Hypocaloric diet
- **OTHER:** Sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02953353
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Sao Paulo
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-06-12
- **Primary completion:** 2018-09-03
- **Final completion:** 2019-03-29
- **Target enrollment:** 38 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-01-22

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02953353

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02953353, "Noninvasive Neuromodulation of the Prefrontal Cortex in Subjects With Obesity". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02953353. Licensed CC0.

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