Clinical trials: Non-invasive Brain Stimulation
Migraine With Aura
Efficacy and Safety of TMS for the Preemptive Treatment of Migraine With Aura
Assess safety and efficacy of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for the treatment of migraine with aura The hypothesis is that TMS treatments delivered to the occipital cortex of the brain can stop or interrupt the…
- Trial name
- NCT00449540
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Device
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Neuralieve
Parkinson's Disease
The Role of Cerebellar Hyperactivity in Parkinson's Disease
Gait and balance disturbances are one of the most incapacitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) (Boonstra et al. 2008). They can cause falls and are therefore associated with the negative spiral of (near) falls, fear of…
- Trial name
- NCT02349789
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis
Effects of tDCS and tUS on Pain Perception in OA of the Knee
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in conjunction with transcranial ultrasound (TUS) on pain perception and functional limitations in people with…
- Trial name
- NCT02723929
- Testing
- active low-intensity transcranial electrical stimulation/active transcranial ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Cerebral Palsy, Perinatal Stroke
Single-session tDCS in Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this study is to characterize individual responses to a single application of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP), and to test which electrode configuration…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Perinatal Stroke, Periventricular Leukomalacia
- Trial name
- NCT03635775
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Behavioral Variant
Non-invasive Stimulation of Brain Networks and Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia
This pilot study aims to test clinical and connectivity changes following non-invasive stimulation of disease-specific networks in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD).
- Trial name
- NetCogBs (NCT03422250)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Substance Use Disorders
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation and Substance Use
The will investigate the feasibility and effectiveness and initial efficacy of non-invasive transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on distress tolerance and inhibitory control among treatment seeking substance users.
- Trial name
- NCT03122587
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation at 10 Hz, Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation at 40 Hz
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal
Safety and Efficacy of Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Headache in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
This is a single site, randomized, sham-controlled, double blinded pilot study assessing the feasibility, safety, tolerability, and efficacy of non-invasive VNS (nVNS), gammaCore, in the treatment of headache in subarachnoid…
- Trial name
- VANQUISH (NCT04126408)
- Testing
- gammaCore
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Nicotine Use Disorder, Substance Use Disorders
Temporal Interference Neurostimulation and Addiction
This project aims to develop a line of research using new non-invasive neurostimulation technology to treat adults with opioid use disorders (OUDs).
- Trial name
- NCT04432064
- Testing
- Active TI-NDBS, tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Working Memory
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation to Control Large-Scale Brain Networks
This project will assess the feasibility of traveling wave transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to modify working memory performance and large-scale brain connectivity in surgical epilepsy patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04680481
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation and Occupational Therapy To Enhance Stroke Recovery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a non-painful, non-invasive, brain-stimulation technique called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with traditional physical-occupational therapy (OT) will…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident, CVA, Acute Stroke
- Trial name
- TDCS+OT (NCT00792428)
- Testing
- Real Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Migraine Disorders
A Study of Home-Delivered Neurostimulation for Migraine
There is a need for better preventive and abortive therapies for migraine. Previous research has indicated that non-invasive neurostimulation may have prophylactic effects on migraine and improve symptoms and functional outcomes…
- Trial name
- NCT03874351
- Testing
- non-invasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care
Major Depressive Disorder
Home-based tDCS in Major Depressive Disorder
The investigators propose a study of telehealth supervised, caregiver-delivered, home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for antidepressant treatment of patients with an acute depressive episode.
- Trial name
- MoodStim (NCT04799405)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Pediatric Hemiparesis
Brain Stimulation and Hand Training in Children With Hemiparesis
Hemiparetic cerebral palsy influences motor function in children during development and throughout their lifetime. The deficits one sees are the result both of the congenitally induced brain lesion and the subsequent plasticity…
- Trial name
- NCT02250092
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Enhancing Spatial Navigation Using Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
Remembering how to travel from one location to another is critical in everyday life, yet this vital ability declines with normal aging and can be further affected by conditions that disproportionately affect the elderly, such as…
- Trial name
- NCT01958437
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) and Dual-task Walking After Stroke
The study aims to identify neural locus critical for dual-task walking (walking and talking) in individuals with stroke. To achieve this aim, the investigators apply repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to…
- Trial name
- NCT03442868
- Testing
- high frequency rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Treating Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Using High-definition tDCS
This is a double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study in which subjects with the non-fluent/agrammatic and logopenic variants of primary progressive aphasia (naPPA and lvPPA, respectively) will undergo language testing and…
- Trial name
- NCT04046991
- Testing
- high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation, modified constraint-induced language therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Stroke
Robots Paired With tDCS in Stroke Recovery
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if multiple therapy sessions of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS non-invasive brain stimulation) combined with robotic arm therapy lead to a greater functional recovery in…
- Trial name
- NCT01726673
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Glucose and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
Purpose: In this study, the investigators will delineate how brain network dynamics are modulated by experimentally induced elevated blood glucose levels and examine how glucose levels gate neuronal excitability measured by the…
- Trial name
- NCT04031404
- Testing
- Single-pulse TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Healthy, Brain Stimulation
Effects of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation on Task Performance in Healthy Adults
The objective of this randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study is to evaluate the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) on complex cognitive task performance in healthy adult volunteers.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Brain Stimulation, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Cognition
- Trial name
- BRAIN-STIM (NCT06995560)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Healthy
Brain State-dependent Stimulation to Improve Movement
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a powerful tool to non-invasively modulate brain circuits, brain plasticity, and behavior.
- Trial name
- BrainSTIM (NCT05103176)
- Testing
- TMS, Object directed grasping
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan