Clinical trials: TDCS
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Home-based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Pain Management in Persons With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the preliminary effects of home-based M1-SO applied tDCS (that is, tDCS with the anode over the primary motor cortex and the cathode over the contralateral supraorbital area) on clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT04457973
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Cervical Spinal Cord Injruy
Improving SCI Rehabilitation Interventions by Retraining the Brain
The Long-term goal of this project is to develop upper limb rehabilitation interventions that can be utilized for cervical Spinal Cord Injury survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT03892746
- Testing
- Active tDCS + task oriented practice
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Chronic Pain, Psychiatric Disorders
Adjunctive Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is an investigational device that has not been approved for the treatment of any medical condition by the FDA but is allowed to be used for research purposes.
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT02665988)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Post-Stroke Aphasia
This is a randomized, crossover design trial that will compare how anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) versus sham tDCS administered during multiple sessions of scripting therapy affects the acquisition and…
- Trial name
- NCT02461355
- Testing
- Aphasia therapy, Anodal tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neuropsychiatric Syndrome
CogT BEEM Study (a tDCS Study)
Co-existing neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), especially those worsening over time, are associated with more rapid cognitive and functional decline and a greater risk of Alzheimer's…
- Trial name
- NCT04099524
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Schizophrenia
Maximizing the Impact of Neuroplasticity Using Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Study 2
Non-invasive neuromodulation, such as transcranial direct current stimulation ( tDCS) , is emerging as an important therapeutic tool with documented effects on brain circuitry, yet little is understood about h ow it changes…
- Conditions
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
- Trial name
- MINUTES (NCT03896438)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
Previous studies showed that anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to the left dorsolateral prefrontal (DLPF) cortex transiently improves performance of memory and attention.
- Conditions
- Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State, Disorders of Consciousness
- Trial name
- tDCS in DOC (NCT01673126)
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Social Anxiety Disorder
The Effects of HD-tDCS on Cognitive Bias Among Individuals With Social Anxiety Symptoms
To examine the offline effects of high-definition tDCS (HD-tDCS) on attention, interpretation and memory biases in youth with social anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT07099521
- Testing
- Active High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- South China Normal University
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Healthy
Maximizing the Impact of Neuroplasticity Using Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Study 1
Non-invasive neuromodulation, such as transcranial direct current stimulation ( tDCS) , is emerging as an important therapeutic tool with documented effects on brain circuitry, yet little is understood about h ow it changes…
- Trial name
- MINUTES (NCT03896425)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Aging
Optimizing tDCS to Improve Dual Task Gait and Balance
The objective of this study is to determine the acute effects of single sessions of optimized tDCS, conventional tDCS, and sham stimulation on dual task standing and walking in older adults who are free of overt disease yet who…
- Trial name
- OptiStim (NCT04295798)
- Testing
- Conventional tDCS, Optimized tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Parkinson Disease
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Treat Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
This study will examine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on gait (walking) problems and rigidity in patients with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00082342
- Testing
- Phoressor II (IOMED)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy
4 mA tDCS, Estrogen, and Leg Muscle Fatigability
The majority of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) studies have failed to consider sex as a modulating factor. This neglect may partly account for the high inter-subject variability bemoaned by many tDCS investigators…
- Trial name
- NCT04471805
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation 4 mA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Depression, Physical Activity
tDCS for Increasing Exercise Adherence in Depressed Individuals
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) for increasing exercise adherence among low active individuals with elevated depressive symptoms.
- Trial name
- StRIDE (NCT03178903)
- Testing
- tDCS, Aerobic Exercise (AE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Stroke, Aphasia
Improving Aphasia Using Electrical Brain Stimulation
Language and communication are essential for almost every aspect of human life, but for people who have aphasia, a language processing disorder that can occur after stroke or brain injury, even simple conversations can become a…
- Trial name
- NCT04963803
- Testing
- Active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Language Specific Attention Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Syracuse University
Brain Function
Modulation of Spontaneous Cortical Activity by tDCS: BRAIN Initiative I
This study will determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can be used alter the amplitude of spontaneous neural activity, and thereby modulate cognitive function in healthy adults
- Trial name
- NCT03672747
- Testing
- transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Schizophrenia, Psychosis
Non-Invasive Direct Current Stimulation for Cognition in Schizophrenia
This study proposes to assess the effect of trans-cranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognitive control, working memory, functional, clinical, and cognitive outcomes in schizophrenia patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02739347
- Testing
- Active Trans-cranial direct-current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Stroke, Aphasia
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Language
This study will investigate the effects of mild electrical stimulation in conjunction with speech therapy for people with post-stroke aphasia to enhance language recovery.
- Trial name
- NCT04166513
- Testing
- Targeted Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Active Control Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Phonologic-Focused Speech Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Osteo Arthritis Knee
Home-based tDCS and Mindfulness-based Meditation for Self-management of Clinical Pain and Symptoms
This clinical trial aims to evaluate whether a 2 week regimen of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) paired with mindfulness-based meditation (MBM) can improve pain modulation, reduce clinical pain, and alleviate…
- Trial name
- NCT04375072
- Testing
- active tDCS paired with active MBM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Stroke
Optimizing Current and Electrode Montage for Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Stroke Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine the optimal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) amplitude and electrode montage that is both safe and efficacious
- Trial name
- COBRE_JIpro3 (NCT02763826)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Traumatic Brain Injury
Relationship Between Attention and Emotional Regulation Post-Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
The purpose of this pilot study is to investigate the relationship between attention and emotional function post-Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in an effort to better understand the cognitive mechanisms of emotional processing in…
- Trial name
- NCT01681589
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulator (TDCS), Control Group, Healthy Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health