Clinical trials: TDCS
Orofacial Pain
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Patients With Chronic Orofacial Pain
Patients affected by chronic orofacial pain represent an emergent medical problem due to the lack of knowledge on the cause, pathophysiology and psychology of many of these conditions, that belongs to a multifactorial origin.
- Trial name
- NCT01883245
- Testing
- real tDCS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Ferrara
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Dopamine
Effect of the Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Dopaminergic Transmission in Healthy Subjects
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a technique that is emerging as a prospective therapy for neurologic, psychiatric and addictive disorders.
- Trial name
- DOPA-STIM (NCT02402101)
- Testing
- Procedure: active tDCS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Modulation of the Activity of the Cerebellum in Autism (MACA)
Research on the involvement of the cerebellum in social understanding behavior and the mentalizing brain system has just begun. Knowledge about the neurobiology of social understanding is important for understanding the ways to…
- Trial name
- MACA (NCT05781412)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beatriz Catoira
Parkinson's Disease, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Fine Motor Skills in Parkinson's Disease: a Pilot Study
The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on brain activity and fine motor skills in patients with Parkinson's disease compared to healthy controls.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting
- Trial name
- NCT02287207
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Schizophrenia
Effects of Brain Stimulation on Higher-Order Cognition
The purpose of this study is to better understand the neural correlates of higher-order cognition, both in the healthy brain and in schizophrenia, and to determine how these mechanisms are modulated by transcranial direct current…
- Trial name
- NCT03814967
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Mild Cognitive Impairment
The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Objectives: 1) To examine whether the real transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) group would perform better in the cognitive training (CT) intervention than the sham tDCS group and the CT group; 2) To determine if, as a…
- Trial name
- NCT03441152
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Healthy, EEG
EEG Analytics to Determine Effectiveness of a tDCS Protocol
The goal of this study is to monitor the brain using electroencephalography (EEG) while transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is being administered, as a potential pathway to determine neurophysiological markers capable…
- Conditions
- Healthy, EEG, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT03537885
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Burke Medical Research Institute
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
Cognitive Enhancement in Healthy Elderly People
According to the European Commission Special Report, till 2030 it is expected ca. 40% increase of population aged 66-79. Increasing population of elderly people in modern society has suggested that more individuals are expected…
- Trial name
- Pro-Cog (NCT04997226)
- Testing
- tDCS or tACS over the left DLPFC with adaptive memory game
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cortical Plasticity in Patients With Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
Patients suffering from anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis show impaired NMDA-receptor dependent neuronal transmission. Furthermore, they often have cognitive deficits of different magnitude.
- Trial name
- NCT01865578
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) for Sensory Deficits in Complex Traumatic Brain Injury
Aim 1: To use magnetoencephalography (MEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in Veterans and civilians with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and sensory postconcussive symptoms (PCS) to demonstrate the mechanism of…
- Trial name
- NAVIGATE-TBI (NCT03799458)
- Testing
- Active High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Multimodal Investigation of Neural Plasticity
This study will evaluate the effects of a form of non-invasive brain stimulation on brain functioning and memory in cognitively intact older adults (healthy controls, HC) and in those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- Trial name
- miniSTIM (NCT06453980)
- Testing
- active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Obesity
Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Appetite Control Related Brain Regions
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on appetite control related brain regions.
- Trial name
- NCT02362542
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chungbuk National University
Stroke, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Hemodynamic Response of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Cerebellar Hemisphere in Healthy Subjects
Upper extremity motor impairment is one of the major sequelae of stroke, resulting in limitation of activities of daily livings.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy
- Trial name
- NCT04101695
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Acute Pain
Evaluation of the Potentiating Effect of tDCS on Opioid Analgesia of Pain Threshold in Humans
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential additive effect of tDCS compared to placebo-sham in opioid analgesia on pain thresholds in nociceptive experimental model in healthy volunteers .
- Trial name
- NCT02432677
- Testing
- Remifentanil, Active tDCS
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Low Back Pain
Movement Control and Motor Unit Behavior Responses to Different Types of Stimulation
This study aims to determine the effect of different stimulations including 1) transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), 2) neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), 3) motor control exercise (MCE), and 4) isometric…
- Trial name
- NCT06516770
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation, Neuromuscular electrical stimulation, Motor control exercise
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Infantile Hemiplegia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Attention Deficit
Infantile hemiplegia due to brain injury is associated with poor attention. Left-sided infantile hemiplegia affects the learning and acquisition of new skills.
- Trial name
- NCT04278430
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Majmaah University
Drug Addiction, Executive Dysfunction
Bilateral Prefrontal Modulation in Alcoholism
In this study, eligible alcoholic inpatients recruited from a specialized clinic for addiction treatment, filling inclusion criteria and not showing any exclusion criteria, were randomized to receive the repetitive (10 sessions…
- Trial name
- tDCS_ALCOHOL (NCT02091284)
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
Chronic Pain, PTSD
Management of Chronic Pain and PTSD in Gulf War Veterans With tDCS+Prolonged Exposure
Gulf War Veterans (a DoD/VA defined service era corresponding to the first Gulf War under operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield 1990-1991), especially those who present with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), are…
- Trial name
- NCT04236284
- Testing
- Home-based tDCS, Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Sleep, Aging
The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Upon Sleep Spindles in Healthy Older Adults
A good quantity, and quality, of sleep is crucial for well-being. Evidence strongly indicates that poor sleep quality and quantity is causally involved in the development of dementia; therefore, techniques which can improve sleep…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Aging, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05375552
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Motor Evoked Potential
Effects of Transcranial Oscillatory Direct Current Stimulation on the Functions of Cerebral Cortex in Healthy Subjects
To investigate the effect of transcranial oscillatory direct current stimulation on functions of cerebral cortex (cortical excitability and frequency of eeg) in healthy subjects
- Conditions
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Motor Evoked Potential, Healthy Subjects
- Trial name
- NCT06076044
- Testing
- toDCS 2mA 1Hz, toDCS 2mA 10Hz, tDCS 1mA
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University