Clinical trials: Brain Stimulation
Migraine Disorders
Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Prevention of Migraines
The purpose of the study is to investigate if the use of gammaCore Sapphire™ device reduces the number of migraines preventatively.
- Trial name
- NCT03716505
- Testing
- gammaCore Sapphire active
- Where
- 30 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 231 people
- Sponsor
- ElectroCore INC
Parkinson's Disease
Intraoperative Analysis of Reward and Impulsivity in the Basal Ganglia
This project studies the impulsive side effects of common treatments for Parkinson's Disease. By learning how parts of the brain involved in Parkinson's encode information related to reward and motivation, the investigators will…
- Trial name
- NCT02319694
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Epilepsy
fMRI Guided TMS Enhancement of Associative Memory Networks
This is a randomized, single-blinded, controlled phase 1 study to demonstrate feasibility and explore the neurophysiologic and clinical effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) interventions in epilepsy…
- Trial name
- NCT02749422
- Testing
- MagStim RapidStim2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Nicotine Withdrawal, Tobacco Abstinence
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Tobacco Withdrawal Symptoms
We hypothesize that transcranial direct current stimulation will reduce tobacco withdrawal symptoms of tobacco dependent smokers abstinent from smoking for more than 10 hours.
- Trial name
- tDCSsmokers (NCT01567982)
- Testing
- tDCS, prefrontal cortex and parietal cortex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Aphasia, Stroke
Implementing Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in a Rehabilitation Setting
This study looks at whether transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) can be effectively implemented in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation settings during routine speech therapy for people who recently had a stroke and…
- Trial name
- tDCS implement (NCT07535788)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Cortical Excitability, Brain Stimulation
Cortical Excitability Changes on the Sensorimotor Cortex Induced by Caffeine Consumption: A TMS Study
Caffeine is a widely used psychostimulant drug and acts as a competitive antagonist at adenosine receptors. Its effect is on neurons and glial cells of all brain areas.
- Trial name
- NCT03720665
- Testing
- Caffeine_TMS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Goettingen
Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
pBFS-guided High-dose TMS Over DMPFC for Treatment-resistant Major Depressive Disorder
The investigators aim to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pBFS-guided DMPFC target and high-dose rTMS therapy for the treatment of patients with treatment-resistant depression
- Conditions
- Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Severe Depression
- Trial name
- NCT05964036
- Testing
- active TMS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Changping Laboratory
Borderline Personality Disorder
Impulsivity With Borderline Personality Disorder/tMS
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group controlled trial. The aim of this research project is to compare the clinical benefits achieved in patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) following two…
- Trial name
- IMPULSE (NCT05942651)
- Testing
- Non-invasive brain stimulation protocol (Cortico-cortical paired associative stimulation protocol (ccPAS)) delivered at 4 ms intervals., Non-invasive brain stimulation protocol (Cortico-cortical paired associative stimulation protocol (ccPAS)) delivered at 100 ms intervals
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Brain Injuries
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Training
Non-invasive cerebral stimulation techniques have shown potential in the treatment of neurological disorders such as chronic pain, Parkinson's disease, neglect, aphasia, memory, engine deficit and epilepsy In general…
- Trial name
- TrainingNIBS (NCT03228472)
- Testing
- non invasive brain stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuromed IRCCS
Parkinson Disease, Depressive Symptoms
Low Voltage Electrical Stimulation for Depression in Parkinson's Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the relative efficacy of fMRI model guided Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (mgTDCS) in improving the depressive symptoms of patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD).
- Trial name
- LVESDIPP (NCT06467695)
- Testing
- BIOPAC Stimsola
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Alabama
Addiction
Deep Brain Stimulation of the Nucleus Accumbens as a Novel Treatment in Severe Opioid Addiction
The main objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the Nucleus accumbens (NAc) as a novel treatment in severe opioid addiction.
- Trial name
- NASA (NCT01245075)
- Testing
- Deep brain stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Jens Kuhn
Dysphagia, Stroke
Fostering Eating After Stroke With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Swallowing difficulties are common after a stroke and can lead to serious complications like pneumonia and malnutrition. Unfortunately, there are no effective treatment for improving swallowing in stroke patients.
- Trial name
- FEASt (NCT01919112)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Stroke, Acute, Stroke
Treatments for Recovery of Hand Function in Acute Stroke Survivors
Impaired hand function is one of the most frequently persisting consequences of stroke. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether two different types of treatment improve recovery of hand function after stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Acute, Stroke, Hemiparesis, Hemiplegia
- Trial name
- NCT00565045
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Treatment of Childhood Drug-Resistant Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, A Pilot Study
Background: Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe childhood epileptic syndrome with high pharmacoresistance. The treatment outcomes are still unsatisfied.
- Trial name
- NCT02731300
- Testing
- tDCS
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Khon Kaen University
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Efficacy of a Brain-Computer Interface Controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury Neurorehabilitation
The study's main goal is to determine the efficacy of a therapy with brain-computer interface controlled functional electrical stimulation for neurorehabilitation of spinal cord injury patients' upper limbs.
- Trial name
- NCT05343130
- Testing
- Brain-Computer Interface
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion
Parkinson Disease
Studying Movement Control in Parkinson's Disease Using Closed Loop Deep Brain Stimulation
Parkinson's disease is a common, disabling, progressive condition characterised by severe problems with movement for which medical treatment in the longer term can be unsatisfactory.
- Trial name
- NCT02585154
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation applied through custom built external stimulator (Little et al., 2013, 2015), closed-loop Deep Brain Stimulation applied through custom built external stimulator (Little et al., 2013, 2015), Deep Brain Stimulation off
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Movement Disorders, Epilepsy
Target Planning for Placement of DBS-electrodes and Follow-up of the Clinical Efficacy of Stimulation
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been established as therapy for severe forms of Parkinson's disease and other indications. A common target for stimulation is the subthalamic nucleus (STN).
- Trial name
- NCT01210781
- Testing
- deep brain stimulation (DBS)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Stroke
Effect of High Tone Power Therapy on Spasticity and Gait Kinematics in Stroke Patients
This study aims to compare between High tone power therapy (modulated frequency current) and Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (fixed frequency current) on spasticity and selected kinematic gait parameters in stroke…
- Trial name
- NCT06562530
- Testing
- high tone power therapy, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), selected physical therapy program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Autism
Therapeutic Intervention Effects of rTMS on Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common and complex neurodevelopmental disorder, which is characterized by impairments of social communication, social reciprocity, as well as restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRB).
- Trial name
- NCT05140356
- Testing
- Applied high amplitude repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation, Applied low amplitude repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Parkinson Disease, Dystonia
Spine MRI in Patients With Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of patients implanted with deep brain stimulation (DBS) is under strict safety guidelines. Depending on the body part being imaged, the safety may vary.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Dystonia, Depression, Spinal Stenosis
- Trial name
- NCT03753945
- Testing
- MRI of the spine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto