Brain zaps tested for 'Healthy Eating' obsession
NCT ID NCT07141979
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a mild electrical brain stimulation technique called tDCS can improve cognitive flexibility in people with orthorexia nervosa — an extreme fixation on healthy eating. Researchers will compare brain wave patterns and task performance before and after real or fake stimulation in 48 adults. The goal is to understand the brain activity behind orthorexia, not to cure it.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a non-drug brain stimulation method to help people with orthorexia think more flexibly about food.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (48 people) that measures brain activity, not symptoms. It may not lead to a treatment, and tDCS effects can be subtle or inconsistent.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Medipol University
RECRUITINGIstanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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