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. 2021 Nov 24;2021(11):CD004692. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004692.pub5

Tabasi 2020.

Study name Determining the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and omega‐3 supplementation on executive functions, food craving, and depressive symptoms in patients with depression and overweight
Methods Randomised placebo‐controlled trial
Participants Participants: Women with depression (Beck Depression Score above 14), overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25) and age group 18 to 60 years
Interventions Intervention: Intervention group 1: 3 sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), plus omega‐3 supplement (5 cc daily, containing 736 mg (EPA) And 460 mg (DHA))
Intervention group 2: 3 sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), plus omega‐3 placebo supplement (5 cc daily, soybean oil)
Intervention group 3: 3 sessions of sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), plus omega‐3 supplement (5 cc daily, containing 736 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and 460 mg docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)).0 mg DHA)
Comparator: 3 sessions of sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), and the placebo of omega‐3 (5 cc daily, soybean oil)
Outcomes Primary: BDI, at baseline, 14 and 28 days
Secondary: Executive function (Simple Strop computer software and Wisconsin card computer test), Individual cravings score in the Summary Food Trait Questionnaire (FCQ‐T), body weight and body fat percentage, appetite score (Simple Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) at baseline, 14 and 28 days
Starting date December 2019
Contact information Seyed Ali Mostafavi, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Notes Irct20200716048117N