Trial reportEuropean eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association2022
'My dad was like "it's your brain, what are you doing?"': Participant experiences of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment in severe enduring anorexia nervosa.
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- Efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation in anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Pooled it
- 'My dad was like "it's your brain, what are you doing?"': Participant experiences of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment in severe enduring anorexia nervosa.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2022Trial
- Letter to the editor regarding Bahadori and colleagues' 'Efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation in anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis' (2025).Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- A feasibility study of the effects of concurrent transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on mindfulness training in adults living with overweight or obesity: the MINDED trial protocol.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Personalised and precision mental health in eating disorders: why routine outcome measurement is key.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Review
- Public Perceptions of Neurotechnologies Used to Target Mood, Memory, and Motor Symptoms.Device · 2025Article
- Individualized targeting of the posterior parietal cortex with intermittent theta burst stimulation in anorexia nervosa: a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled protocol.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Inclusion of the severe and enduring anorexia nervosa phenotype in genetics research: a scoping review.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Severe enduring anorexia nervosa (SE-AN) treatment options and their effectiveness: a review of literature.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Review
- Randomised controlled trial of neurostimulation for symptoms of anorexia nervosa (TRENA study): study protocol.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- EDIFY (Eating Disorders: Delineating Illness and Recovery Trajectories to Inform Personalised Prevention and Early Intervention in Young People): project outline.BJPsych bulletin · 2023Review
- Conceptualisation of severe and enduring anorexia nervosa: a qualitative meta-synthesis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Review
- Does concurrent self-administered transcranial direct current stimulation and attention bias modification training improve symptoms of binge eating disorder? Protocol for the TANDEM feasibility randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Approaching rTMS With Openness, Awareness, and Engagement in a Combined Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Framework.Innovations in clinical neuroscienceReview
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Abstract
objectiveRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a promising emerging treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN). However, to date, patients' views and experiences of this treatment have not been fully explored. To assess these, we integrated a qualitative study into a feasibility randomised controlled trial of rTMS in individuals with severe enduring AN.
methodTwenty-nine (of 34) trial participants contributed to this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted 3-months following the completion of rTMS treatment (4-months post-randomisation), prior to unblinding. Transcripts were analysed using content analysis.
resultsrTMS was deemed an acceptable but time-consuming treatment. Many emphasised how their lives had changed to some extent during, but mainly after treatment by making them more positive, open-minded, flexible and willing to try new things in relation to their AN and other aspects of their lives.
conclusionsThese qualitative data will be valuable in shaping participant information, recruitment and planning of future large-scale trials of rTMS in AN.
trial registrationISRCTN14329415, registered 23rd July 2015, https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN14329415.
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