Clinical trials: Neuronal Plasticity
Normal Aging
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation to Enhance Cognitive Training in Older Adults
This research study explores the feasibility of pairing computer-based cognitive training (CBCT) with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a form of non-invasive brain stimulation, in order to enhance and preserve…
- Trial name
- MINDS (NCT04050046)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Computer-based cognitive therapy (CBCT)
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Stroke
The Modulatory Effect of Low-intensity Priming Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation on Motor Cortex Poststroke: a Concurrent TMS-EEG Study
Background: The optimization of the intensity of priming theta burst stimulation increases the probability of success in a randomized controlled trial.
- Trial name
- NCT06241508
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Depression
Modulation of Visually Evoked Potentials by an Antidepressant
12 normal healthy controls will be treated with 50 mg sertraline once daily for three weeks. Early amplitudes of visually evoked potentials will be examined at day 0, 10 and 21 and statistically compared.
- Trial name
- NCT00263133
- Testing
- Sertraline
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Freiburg
Nicotine Dependence
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in a Smoking Cessation Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) plus nicotine patch as a viable smoking cessation program for nicotine dependent smokers.
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT01710410)
- Testing
- active transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Acute Pain, Neuroplasticity
HD-tDCS: Effects on the Somatosensory System
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of high definition tDCS on different cortical targets in modulating the nociceptive system in the healthy subjects.
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Neuroplasticity, Brain Modulation, Somatosensory Function
- Trial name
- NCT04165876
- Testing
- Primary Motor Cortex Stimulation, Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Stimulation, Multimodal Stimulation (DLPFC+M1)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University