Clinical trials: Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
Pain, Acute, Pain, Chronic
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for Pain Relief
Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial focused ultrasound (FUS), is be applied to healthy human subjects, acute pain patients, and chronic pain patients to investigate…
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Pain, Chronic, Pain, Experimental
- Trial name
- NCT04283643
- Testing
- Transcranial Focused Ultrasound, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Cerebrovascular Stroke
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation to Evaluate Neural Plasticity After Stroke
The purpose of this study is to examine how different areas in the brain interact with each other and how using brain imaging and brain stimulation approaches can influence these interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT02465034
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Traditional Paired Associative Stimulation, Median Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Aging, Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
Memory Enhancement in Aging With Optimal Dosing
This project optimizes high-resolution transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) to improve memory in healthy older adults, advancing drug-free approaches for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD).
- Conditions
- Aging, Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Memory
- Trial name
- NCT07461584
- Testing
- 1-day patterned tACS, 3-day patterned tACS, 5-day patterned tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Aging, MCI
Accelerating Cognitive Gains From Digital Inverventions With Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
The overall goal of this project is to collect pilot feasibility and early efficacy data showing improvements in cognition and wellbeing in adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) through a combination treatment of…
- Trial name
- NCT06633952
- Testing
- MediTrain, Worder, noninvasive neurostimulation device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Alzheimer Disease
Improving Memory in Alzheimer's Disease With Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
The investigators will evaluate the theory that Alzheimer's disease-related memory impairment derives from the inefficient orchestration of rhythmic activity at the level of large-scale cortical networks.
- Trial name
- NCT06094192
- Testing
- High definition transcranial electrical current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Healthy Volunteer
Exploring the Role of the Prefrontal Cortex in Decision-Making
The goal of this study is to examine whether high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) can influence decision-making for emotionally valenced content in younger and older adults, with or without major…
- Conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Healthy Volunteer, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT07080489
- Testing
- Active high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) - anodal F3/F4, Active high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) - anodal F3/ kathodal F4
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 444 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Motivation
TDCS to Improve Motivation and Memory in Elderly (TIME)
Fundamental advancements in understanding successful aging are limited by the lack of causal, rather than just correlational methods to connect age-related changes in memory ability to changes in brain structure and function.
- Trial name
- NCT04268186
- Testing
- Direct tDCS, Indirect tDCS, Personalized tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
Lewy Body Disease, Healthy Aging
Language and Lewy Body Diseases: Sentence Comprehension Problems and Modifying Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Treatment
Lewy body diseases (LBDs) represents a group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the abnormal accumulation of aggregates of α-synuclein protein leading to the formation of Lewy bodies (LB) and Lewy neurites resulting…
- Trial name
- LANG-LBD (NCT05847985)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Masaryk University
Parkinson's Disease
Use of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease
The purpose of this research is to determine whether repetitive sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to the prefrontal cortex can enhance the cognitive, affective and motor functioning of those with…
- Trial name
- NCT01113086
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Healthy Volunteers, High-level Sportsman
Effect of tDCS on Sport Performance for Two Categories of Athletes : Explosive Profile and Enduring Profile
The study aims to compare the effects of tDCS applied on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) vs sham on the neuromuscular system. Two types of athletes will benefit from stimulation: jumper and cyclists.
- Trial name
- COMPETE (NCT03937115)
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Stroke
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for Stroke
Noninvasive brain stimulations will be used in acute and chronic stroke patients to improve a variety of functions.
- Trial name
- NIBSstroke (NCT01503073)
- Testing
- tdcs (ELDITH, Neuroconn, Ilmenau, Germany)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Mont-Godinne
Depression, Schizophrenia
Effects of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Techniques on BDNF Levels
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of non invasive brain stimulation - NIBS - techniques (Electroconvulsivotherapy - ECT, transcranial Direct Current Stimulation - tDCS, repetitive transcranial magnetic…
- Trial name
- Plasti-Stim (NCT02652832)
- Testing
- non invasive brain stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Traumatic Brain Injury, Hearing Loss
Improving Speech in Noise Using Noninvasive Stimulation
Traumatic brain injury, a common injury in military service personnel, often leads to poor processing of speech in noisy environments.
- Trial name
- NCT07176936
- Testing
- Cymba Conchae stimulation, Earlobe stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Expectations, Motor Learning
Priming Expectations and Motor Learning With tDCS
The purpose of this study is to test if priming expectations of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) can improve the efficacy of tDCS in enhancing motor learning.
- Trial name
- NCT06039605
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Spatial Navigation
Modulating Goal-directed Navigation Using Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
Our specific aim is to examine the effects of TMS on spatial processing during goal-directed navigation. In these experiments the investigators will utilize a scalp-recorded brain oscillation called right posterior theta that is…
- Trial name
- NCT05801861
- Testing
- Active 10-Hz TMS to the parietal cortex, Active single pulse TMS to the parietal cortex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Anxiety Disorders
The Effects of Noninvasive Neuromodulation on Mental Wellness, Behavior, and Electrophysiology
The purpose of the study is to test the effects of brief, low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound (TUS) on electrophysiological, behavioral, and cognitive markers related to anxiety disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT06169631
- Testing
- Gen0b
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanmai Technologies PBC dba Sanmai
Alzheimer's Disease - MCI
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for pAD
Episodic memory refers to the conscious recalling of a personal experience and includes information of an event and the context in which the event took place.
- Trial name
- pADmemory (NCT05468268)
- Testing
- 20 Hz rTMS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Trento
Parkinson Disease, Epilepsy
In Vivo Imaging of Therapeutic Electric Current Flow
The purpose of this research study is to measure current flow inside the head using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The data from this study will be used to map the current flow caused from the electrical stimulation inside the…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's Disease, Stroke
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT02453763)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation, MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Amblyopia
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation in Adult Amblyopia
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effectiveness of non-invasive brain stimulation in treating adults with amblyopia. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NIBSAAM (NCT06712849)
- Testing
- High Frequency Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Midwestern University
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration
Drug therapy of atypical parkinsonism is generally considered either ineffective or minimal 1. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find alternative therapies to treat atypical parkinsonian disorders.
- Conditions
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration, Parkinsonism
- Trial name
- NCT01174771
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles