Clinical trials: TDCS
Aggression
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Antisocial Behavior
The main objective of this study is to investigate the causal relationship between prefrontal cortex activity and antisocial behavior, as well as risk factors for antisocial behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT04204759
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
A Dose-Response Study of the Cognitive and Physiological Effects of tDCS to the DLPFC
To determine the cognitive and neurophysiological dose-response relationships of anodal tDCS to the left DLPFC as a function of absolute current intensity, individualized E-field intensity, and stimulation duration.
- Trial name
- NCT04175041
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Healthy Older Adults
Modulation of Visual-Spatial Learning in Healthy Older Adults by tDCS
The aim of this study is to investigate whether a combination of intensive training of visual-spatial abilities (LOCATO task) with anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) leads to an improvement of learning and…
- Trial name
- NCT02110056
- Testing
- tDCS, training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Addiction, Smoking
Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in the Treatment of Tobacco Addiction
The aim of this study is to determine whether a powerful technique of noninvasive brain stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), could reduce cigarette smoking and constitute a treatment of tobacco addiction.
- Trial name
- NCT01288183
- Testing
- active tDCS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Sexual Addiction, Hypersexualism
tDCS in Treatment of Craving in Sexual Addiction
In patients with addiction to a substance, an increase in activity in the prefrontal cortex induced by transcranial Direct Current Stimulation -tDCS (non-invasive technique, modulating cortical activity by applying low-intensity…
- Trial name
- CAS (NCT04923451)
- Testing
- Active Trans-cranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier St Anne
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
Healthy Young Adults
tDCS Effects on GABA Concentration and Brain Functional Connectivity in Young Adults
The aim of this study is to investigate whether anodal tDCS over the left M1 leads to a decrease of GABA concentration and alterations of functional brain connectivity in younger people, compared to sham tDCS.
- Trial name
- TRAINSTIM1 (NCT02794298)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Associative Memory in Healthy Subjects
Investigating Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Accelerating Learning in a Healthy Older Population
The overall objective of this study is to explore whether transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) can accelerate associative learning and boost associative memory in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT03467698
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Motor Activity, Motor Neuroplasticity
Modulation of Motor Cortex Excitability by TMS and tDCS (MAGS1)
Investigating modulation of motor cortex excitability by transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT03481309
- Testing
- anodal tDCS, cathodal tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
Aphasia, Language
tDCS as an Adjuvant to Intensive Speech Therapy for Chronic Post Stroke Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to determine if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in conjunction with intensive speech therapy will improve sentence production and word retrieval in individuals with chronic post stroke…
- Trial name
- NCT02801864
- Testing
- Real tDCS, Intensive Speech Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Austin Speech Labs
Pain Processing in Healthy Volunteers
Effects of tDCS in M1 and DLPFC on Pain Processing in Healthy Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a direct current applied transcranial over two cortical areas on healthy volunteers' pain processing.
- Trial name
- NCT04432363
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Nicotine Addiction
tDCS Effects on Resisting Smoking: Dose Ranging Study
Behaviors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet, and sedentary behavior have far-reaching health implications. These modifiable behaviors account for a substantial proportion of deaths from cancer, cardiovascular disease and…
- Trial name
- RDR (NCT02624284)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Dyspnea
Effect of Non Invasive Brain Stimulation on Experimentally Induced Dyspnea (Breathlessness)
Dyspnea is a frequent, mostly unpleasant and long-lasting, but also often undertreated symptom. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a new non invasive method to modify brain activation has shown good efficacy in the…
- Trial name
- tDCS-Dyspnea (NCT01892553)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
Real tDCS, Sham tDCS
Supporting Decisions With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Healthy Young and Elderly Individuals
Decisions are part of the daily life. On the neuronal level, activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) is important during complex decisions (e.g., whether something is emotional for a person or not).
- Trial name
- NCT03959462
- Testing
- real anodal transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 254 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Placebo Effect, Mindfulness
Interactions Between Placebo Effects and Mindful Awareness State
In this experiment,the investigators study the effects of interpersonally induced placebo effects and a mindful awareness induction on negative affect.
- Conditions
- Placebo Effect, Mindfulness, Pain, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Trial name
- NCT07108101
- Testing
- tDCS stimulation (real), Mindful state induction, No minfulness induction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
tDCS, Posterior Parietal Cortex
Anodal tDCS Over Left PPC Enhances Visuospatial Attention and Alpha Power Among Young Adults
Background: Visuospatial attention enables individuals to detect and process relevant stimuli efficiently. The posterior parietal cortex (PPC), a core hub of the dorsal attention network, exerts top-down control over visual…
- Conditions
- tDCS, Posterior Parietal Cortex, Visual Attention, EEG
- Trial name
- NCT07625566
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Schizophrenia, Psychosis
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Motor Function in Schizophrenia Patients and Individuals at Risk for Psychotic Onset
The purposes of this research are to investigate (1) if schizophrenia patients and at-risk individuals present bradykinesia and dyskinesia and (2) if tDCS improves motor performance in schizophrenia patients and at-risk…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Parkinsonism, Dyskinesias
- Trial name
- NCT04086160
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation device (Soterix Medical, New York, NY)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr WANG Shumei
Voice and Resonance Disorders, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Voice
The goal of this clinical trial is to verify the effect on the voice of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in vocally healthy non-singers.
- Conditions
- Voice and Resonance Disorders, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Voice Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT06544122
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Risk-Taking, Chronic Stress
Reduce High-risk Behaviours Under Chronic Stress Via tDCS-induced Neural Plasticity
The persistent political conflicts and COVID-19 pandemic have led to elevated chronic stress levels in Hong Kong, with far-reaching and profound negative impacts on the citizen's mental health.
- Trial name
- NCT05501951
- Testing
- tDCS stimulation
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LI Cheng