Clinical trials: Sham tDCS
Psychotic Disorders, Mood Disorders
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as Treatment for Auditory Hallucinations
The present study aims to examine the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation on the severity of auditory hallucinations.
- Conditions
- Psychotic Disorders, Mood Disorders, Personality Disorders, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT01977521)
- Testing
- Eldith DC Stimulator stimulation
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Iris Sommer
Mental Disorders, Schizophrenia
STIM'ZO : Examining tDCS as an add-on Treatment for Persistent Symptoms in Schizophrenia
This project aims to provide the proof of concept for transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) in the treatment of resistant/persistent Schizophrenia symptoms.
- Trial name
- STIM'ZO (NCT02744989)
- Testing
- Neuroconn or Neuroelectric tDCS stimulator
- Where
- 10 sites in France, Monaco
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Developmental Dyslexia
Brain Stimulation With Combined Reading and Motor Training for Children With Dyslexia
This study examines whether combining non-invasive brain stimulation (tDCS) with an integrated reading-and-motor training program improves reading and phonological processing in 9-year-old boys with developmental dyslexia.
- Trial name
- NCT07781761
- Testing
- Active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Phonological awareness training, Non-targeted fine motor training
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University
Virtual Reality Based Therapy, Anodal tDCS
Combining tDCS With VR-based Motor Training in Stroke
Stroke represents one of the main causes of adult disability and will be one of the main contributors to the burden of disease in 2030.
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality Based Therapy, Anodal tDCS, Occupational Therapy, Sham tDCS
- Trial name
- NCT03144102
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-based therapy for upper-limbs motor rehabilitation, Anodal transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS), Occupational Therapy for upper-limbs motor rehabilitation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Multiple Sclerosis, Depression
Home-Based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Depression in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
This project is a double-blind, sham-controlled, parallel-arm, randomized controlled trial. We will recruit n=170 people living with MS, who are experiencing an episode of depression in the context of a major depressive episode…
- Trial name
- NCT06901687
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Sporadic Migraine
Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Visual Cortex Versus Sham Stimulation in the Episodic Migraine
Anodal tDCS increases the excitability of the cerebral cortex and its daily application during intercritical phase, may have a therapeutic effect in episodic migraine.
- Trial name
- ANODEM (NCT02122757)
- Testing
- Cefaly tDCS
- Where
- Belgium
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Stroke, Acute
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Improves Functional Outcomes in Acute Stroke Patients
Acute stroke patient will undergo one month (20 sessions) of physical therapy and anodal tDCS. Patients will undergo functional outcomes measured at 48h post onset, 7,14,21,28 days, 3 and 6 months and one year post onset.
- Trial name
- tDCS ASAP (NCT03888209)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Eating Behavior
Effect of tDCS Montage on Measures of Appetite
The aim is to validate a new sham (control) method for use in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) that is less discernible to participants from the real condition.
- Trial name
- NCT03396549
- Testing
- real tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Hypnosis
Effect of Hypnosis Combined With Tdcs on Pain Perception and Cortical Excitability in Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a public health condition, which causes great functional disability. Conventional treatment modalities have been shown a very poor therapeutic response, in that most individuals end up becoming poly-medicated and…
- Conditions
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Hypnosis, Fibromyalgia
- Trial name
- NCT05066568
- Testing
- Active Tracranial Direct Current Stimulation, Hypnotic analgesia suggestion, Rest
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Neurostimulation for Cognitive Enhancement in Alzheimer's Disease
The prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is rising, but existing medications provide only modest control of cognitive decline and associated symptoms, and novel therapies are urgently needed.
- Trial name
- NICE-AD (NCT04404153)
- Testing
- tDCS device model Soterix mini-CT (Soterix Medical Inc., New York, NY) programed to deliver active tDCS.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Alcohol Abuse
Neurobiological Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Treatment in Alcohol Use Disorder
Background: Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a complex psychiatric disorder, involving several brain areas and neurocircuits. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) allows to stimulate superficial areas of brain using a weak…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol-Related Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT04897295
- Testing
- Active transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- ITAB - Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies
Active tDCS, Sham tDCS
Combination of Neurostimulation and Psychotherapy to Stop Worrying
This study aims to investigate whether the combination of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is more effective for treating repetitive negative thinking (RNT) in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT06369532
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Ataxia, Cerebellar, Ataxia - Genetic Diagnosis - Unknown
Efficacy of tDCS in Degenerative Ataxia
Degenerative cerebellar ataxias are a group of rare diseases that cause gradual damage to the cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls balance and coordination.
- Conditions
- Ataxia, Cerebellar, Ataxia - Genetic Diagnosis - Unknown, Ataxia, Spinocerebellar, Ataxias, Hereditary
- Trial name
- NCT07250321
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cagliari
Stress Reaction, Stress Related Disorder
Research on the Effects of Combined Neurostimulation Protocols on Stress
The study examines the effects of the combined use of two different non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques targeting the DLPFC on stress reactivity and recovery.
- Conditions
- Stress Reaction, Stress Related Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03722095
- Testing
- active tDCS, iTBS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Home-Based tDCS in Children With ADHD: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled tDCS and fNIRS Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of twenty daily sessions of home-based tDCS over the left DLPFC, right IFG on attention and response inhibition in children with ADHD.
- Trial name
- NCT04634006
- Testing
- Home-based transcranial direct current (tDCS) device
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Onze Lieve Vrouw Hospital
Vocal Performance, Neuromodulation
Safety and Acute Effects of tDCS on Vocal Performance in Adolescent Singers
This randomized, sham-controlled proof-of-concept study aims to investigate the safety, tolerability, and acute effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on vocal performance in adolescent singers aged 12 to 16…
- Trial name
- NCT07861490
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
Chronic Migraine, Medication Overuse Headache
Anodal tDCS in Chronic Migraine With Medication Overuse
Non-invasive neuromodulation has been applied in several forms of primary headaches, and its usefulness has been suggested for both episodic and chronic migraine (CM).
- Trial name
- NCT04336267
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) group
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation
Double-blind Design, Sham-controlled
Neurostimulation in Chronic and Episodic Migraine
Currently, successful prevention of migraine is not sufficiently achieved by (prophylactic) drug therapy. In contrast, neurophysiologically guided treatments might provide an alternative avenue, since these can normalize brain…
- Conditions
- Double-blind Design, Sham-controlled, Randomized
- Trial name
- NCT03237754
- Testing
- tDCS device from neuroConn
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Improve Gait for Breast Cancer Survivor's Who Received Taxene and/or Platinum Chemotherapy
This clinical trial tests the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to improve gait in older breast cancer survivors who received taxane and/or platinum chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Trial name
- NCT07864792
- Testing
- Survey Administration, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Major Depressive Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
The project will investigate the use of a novel neuromodulatory technique, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT01078948
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health