Clinical trials: Brain Stimulation
Parkinson's Disease, Isolated Dystonia
Chronic Effects of DBS in Parkinson's Disease and Dystonia
The purpose of this study is to use an investigational device to record brain activity for 12-24 months following surgical implantation of deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems.
- Trial name
- Activa PC+S (NCT01934296)
- Testing
- Activa PC+S
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Tourette Syndrome, Tic Disorders
Median Nerve Stimulation Pilot
Results from the University of Nottingham suggested that rhythmic median nerve stimulation (MNS) improves tic symptoms in Tourette syndrome (TS).
- Conditions
- Tourette Syndrome, Tic Disorders, Tic Disorder, Chronic Motor or Vocal
- Trial name
- MNS (NCT04731714)
- Testing
- Rhythmic median nerve stimulation, Arrhythmic median nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Migraine
RCT of Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation (nVNS) With gammaCore®, for the Acute Treatment of Migraine Attacks
This study is a prospective, multi-centre, randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled investigation designed for comparison of two parallel treatment groups: gammaCore (active nVNS treatment) and a Sham device (control treatment)…
- Trial name
- NCT02686034
- Testing
- gammaCore-S
- Where
- 10 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 285 people
- Sponsor
- ElectroCore INC
Healthy
Effect of Electrical Stimulation (DC Polarization) to the Brain on Memory
This study will test the effect of direct current (DC) brain polarization (the application of a very weak electrical current to the brain) on learning and memory.
- Trial name
- NCT00471107
- Testing
- DC brain polarization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Chronic Pain
Neuromodulation and Yoga for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Chronic Pain
The objectives of this VA SPiRE application are to develop a combined neuromodulation and yoga (iTBS+yoga) intervention for Veterans with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and chronic pain, assess the intervention's feasibility…
- Trial name
- NCT04517604
- Testing
- Magventure MagProx100 with MagOption
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Parkinson Disease
Effects Of tDCS With Physical Therapy On Rehabilitation In Parkinson's Disease
The present study aims to investigate the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) associated with physiotherapy in parkinson´s rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT01877148
- Testing
- tDCS, Physiotherapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment
tDCS and Cognitive Efficiency in Ageing
Normal aging is associated with a progressive decline in cognitive functions, especially memory. This decline in cognitive function can negatively impact the quality of life of older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- FRtDCS (NCT05216315)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Tourette Syndrome
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Reduce Tics
Specific Aim1: Using a paradigm of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation called Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation (cTBS) to reduce tics in Tourette Syndrome subjects Hypothesis1: cTBS, compared to sham stimulation, will reduce tic…
- Trial name
- NCT01258790
- Testing
- Active Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
SCHIZOPHRENIA 1 (Disorder), Nicotine Use
Behavioral Impact and Neural Correlates of Network-based Brain Stimulation in Schizophrenia
The primary aims of this study are to investigate the behavioral effects of applying targeted transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to a node of the brain network subserving attention in schizophrenia and schizoaffective…
- Trial name
- NCT07190352
- Testing
- iTBS to the DMN, cTBS to the DMN
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Treating Deep Seizure Foci With Noninvasive Surface Brain Stimulation
The overall goal of this study is to open up the promising treatment of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), which has been shown to be effective against seizures in patients with surface neocortical foci, to a…
- Trial name
- NCT02339376
- Testing
- Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Stroke
Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Aphasia Treatment
People with post-stroke aphasia are left with some degree of chronic deficit for which current rehabilitative treatments are variably effective.
- Trial name
- NCT02901574
- Testing
- Anodal or Cathodal tDCS, Computerized naming therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Acute Ischemic Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as a Neuroprotection in Acute Stroke Before and After Thrombectomy
This proposal is a prospective, single-center, dose-escalation safety, tolerability, feasibility and potential efficacy study of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in acute stroke patients with substantial salvageable…
- Trial name
- TESSERACT-BA (NCT04061577)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Aphasia, Stroke
Post-Stroke Aphasia and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Treatment Study
In this study the investigators will examine the efficacy of navigated excitatory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (nerTMS) for the treatment of post stroke aphasia.
- Trial name
- PART (NCT01512264)
- Testing
- Magstim SuperRapid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Depressive Disorder, Major, Unipolar Depression
Deep Brain Stimulation for Major Depressive Disorder
This study is designed as a prospective, multi-centered, double-blind, randomized, controlled 12-month pivotal study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the ANS Libra® Deep Brain Stimulation System for patients with major…
- Trial name
- NCT00617162
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation, Libra Deep Brain Stimulation System
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Traumatic Brain Injury
rTMS to Improve Cognitive Function in TBI
This project will study 40 Veterans identified with symptoms understood to characterize mild to moderate Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- rTMSTBI (NCT02152540)
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Tourette Syndrome
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Individuals With Tourette's Syndrome
This study will evaluate the clinical efficacy of 1 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to the supplementary motor area (SMA) in Tourette's Syndrome (TS) patients who have not fully responded to…
- Trial name
- TMS (NCT00529308)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (active)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Target Detection & Suppression
The investigators will implant and monitor 8 research subjects with a subcortical closed-loop system for detection and suppression of tics in subjects with medically refractory debilitating Tourette Syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT05371041
- Testing
- Medtronic Percept Neurostimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Aging
The Effects of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation on Physical and Mental Functioning in Older Adults
The objective of this study is to determine whether augmentation of prefrontal brain excitability using noninvasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) lessens the severity of the symptom triad associated with cerebral…
- Trial name
- BrainSTIM (NCT02436915)
- Testing
- Real tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
The research objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of HD-tDCS to the preSMA/DACC region and its influence on verbal episodic memory in patients with MCI or dementia after 10 sessions of HD-tDCS.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05270408
- Testing
- Active Transcranial direct current stimulation (STARStim 8)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Stroke
Efficacy of the WalkAide and AFOs for CVA
To assess the effectiveness of a new stimulator (WalkAide) for the treatment of foot drop. The comparison will involve physical measurements (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT00216320
- Testing
- WalkAide, AFO
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Innovative Neurotronics