Clinical trials: Electrical Stimulation of the Brain
Healthy Volunteers
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (TCES) / Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF) / Xenon Under Computerized Tomography (Xe/CT)
Direct stimulation of the cerebral cortex induces an increase in cerebral blood flow. Although this information is known, it has never been documented during Transcranial Cerebral Electrical Stimulation (TCES), which is a non…
- Trial name
- NCT00273663
- Testing
- TCES
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Reward-guided Behaviour
Oscillations in Reward-guided Behavior
While people are reading, talking or playing computer games, their brain cells elicit electrical signals so they could perform these actions.
- Trial name
- NCT04761471
- Testing
- TI transcranial electrical stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Pressure Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
Electrical Stimulation for Clinical and Psychosocial Outcomes in Chronic Pressure Injuries
Pressure injuries are chronic wounds that frequently occur in immobilized patients and are associated with delayed healing, reduced quality of life, and significant psychological burden.
- Conditions
- Pressure Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT07493889
- Testing
- High-Voltage Monophasic Pulsed Current Electrical Stimulation, Standard Wound Care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Real HD-tDCS, Sham HD-tDCS
Determining the Specificity of High Definition Electrical Brain Stimulation Using Simultaneous Magnetoencephalography
Non-invasive human brain stimulation using weak transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) has been thousands of times in research studies over the past fifteen years as a therapy to help improve the effectiveness of repeated…
- Conditions
- Real HD-tDCS, Sham HD-tDCS, Visual Task, Motor Task
- Trial name
- NCT02060708
- Testing
- HD-tDCS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Parkinson Disease
Investigation of the Benefits of Electrical Non-invasive Stimulation on Cognitive Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. It is mostly characterized by the presence of motor difficulties.
- Trial name
- STIMPARK (NCT05808504)
- Testing
- Neuropsychological assessment, Neurological assessment, Cognitive task
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Cognitive Change
Cerebral Excitability and Cognitive Performance
This study investigates the perceptual and cognitive influences of low-intensity electrical brain stimulation (transcranial direct current stimulation; tDCS), versus control (sham) conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT03807934
- Testing
- Stimulation via Soterix Medical or Neuroelectrics noninvasive brain stimulation systems
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Electric Stimulation Therapy, Obesity
Effects of Brain Stimulation on Food Intake and Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment
This study will determine whether electrical stimulation of an area of the brain called the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which is important in determining the feeling of fullness after eating, affects how much food a person…
- Conditions
- Electric Stimulation Therapy, Obesity, Weight Loss, Eating
- Trial name
- NCT00739362
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Stroke, Cramp
The Application of Wide Pulse High Frequency Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Disorders Associated With Motoneuron Hyperexcitability
In the present project, the investigators aim at proposing innovative ways of investigating spinal motoneuron hyperexcitability to counteract the associated impairments by using wide pulse high frequency neuromuscular electrical…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cramp, Restless Legs Syndrome, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- MnHyperex (NCT05908214)
- Testing
- wide pulse high frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne
Dysphagia
Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the 4 Channel NMES, Pilot Study
This study is a pilot study to prepare clinical trials to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of 4-channel electric stimulation therapy devices as a newly developed function for the treatment of dysphagia disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT03664479
- Testing
- 4 channel Electrical Stimulation Device
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Tinnitus
Impact of Neurostimulation on Patterns of Brain Electrical Activity in Patients With Tinnitus
Relating the electroencephalogram findings of patients with tinnitus before and after a therapeutic modality is still scarce in the literature, especially with neuromodulatory methods, more specifically with Transcranial Direct…
- Trial name
- NCT03036137
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Paraíba
Aging
The Short-term Effects of Noninvasive Electrical Brain Stimulation on Dual Tasking in Older Adults
The tDCS \& Dual Tasking study will compare the effects of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) targeting three different cortical regions (as well as sham stimulation) on dual task standing and walking in older adults…
- Trial name
- NCT03191812
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Stroke, Healthy Health Care Professionals
Usability and Acceptability Study of a Functional Electro-stimulator Controlled by Electromyographic Signal (FitFES)
Functional recovery of the upper limb after a cerebral stroke is one of the major critical issues in rehabilitation. The advent of innovative technologies can be helpful to rehabilitators and intervene where there is no other…
- Trial name
- NCT06763874
- Testing
- EMG-based FES device
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Health Personnel, Stress
Cereset Research In Healthcare Workers During COVID-19
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of Cereset Research to improve the symptoms of stress in healthcare workers in an open label, waitlist controlled pilot clinical trial, during the period of COVID-19.
- Conditions
- Health Personnel, Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia
- Trial name
- NCT04682197
- Testing
- Cereset Research
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Changes in EEG During and After Magnetic Stimulation
The Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Brain Activity in Healthy Human Volunteers
The proposed study is designed to determine whether small changes in the positioning of a transcranial magnetic stimulation coil over the frontal parts of the brain cause different patterns of brain activation measured by…
- Trial name
- ERP (NCT01369264)
- Testing
- true left high frequency
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Migraine
Peripheral Electrical Stimulation for Migraine Prevention
Migraine is a common and disabling disease that affects more than 10% of the population worldwide. The prevalence of migraine in Taiwan is around 9.1%.
- Trial name
- NCT03900611
- Testing
- peripheral electrical stimulation
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Developmental Dyslexia
Comparing the Efficacy of tDCS and tRNS to Improve Reading Skills in Children and Adolescents With Dyslexia
The present study grounds on the absence of evidence-based treatment in individuals with developmental dyslexia (DD). At this topic, the present study will explore the potential effect of transcranial random noise stimulation…
- Trial name
- NCT05832060
- Testing
- Active tDCS, Active tRNS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Ageing
Investigating the Effectiveness of a 2-week Novel Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Technique on Cognitive Outcomes in Healthy Adults
The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to investigate the effects of a 2-week high-frequency transcranial pulsed current stimulation (tPCS) on cognitive outcomes in older and healthy adults.
- Conditions
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Ageing, Executive Functioning, Transcranial Electric Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT06991764
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University