Clinical trials: TDCS
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Brain Stimulation and Meditation for Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of combined transcranial direct current stimulation and mindfulness for pain after total knee arthroplasty
- Trial name
- NCT05673720
- Testing
- active tDCS paired with active MBM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Migraine Disorders
A Study of Home-Delivered Neurostimulation for Migraine
There is a need for better preventive and abortive therapies for migraine. Previous research has indicated that non-invasive neurostimulation may have prophylactic effects on migraine and improve symptoms and functional outcomes…
- Trial name
- NCT03874351
- Testing
- non-invasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care
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
HIV, Aging
A Novel Neurorehabilitation Approach for Cognitive Aging With HIV
The goal of this study is to conduct a small, self-contained project to test the hypothesis that tDCS will augment SOP cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) in older HIV+ adults.
- Trial name
- HtDCS (NCT02391311)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
The research objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of HD-tDCS to the preSMA/DACC region and its influence on verbal episodic memory in patients with MCI or dementia after 10 sessions of HD-tDCS.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05270408
- Testing
- Active Transcranial direct current stimulation (STARStim 8)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Major Depressive Disorder
Intensive tDCS for MDD: Feasibility Study
This will be a prospective, open-label, single-arm study to determine the safety and feasibility of an intensive treatment of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for major depressive disorder (MDD).
- Trial name
- tDCSintensif (NCT05194267)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
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)
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Walking in Multiple Sclerosis
Weakness on one side of the body is a hallmark of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), which has been determined to be a significant cause of progressive worsening of walking abilities.
- Trial name
- NCT03757819
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Thorsten Rudroff
Pain
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Pain Perception
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new medical technology can temporarily alter pain perception. The new technology is called Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
- Trial name
- tDCS-CBT (NCT01860950)
- Testing
- anodal tDCS, cathodal tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
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
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
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Treatment for Executive Dysfunction in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
A common and potentially debilitating late effect of childhood cancer treatment is neurocognitive impairment, frequently in the domain of executive dysfunction, which can limit educational attainment, employment, and quality of…
- Trial name
- NCT02336282
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Cognitive Assessment, Brain Games Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
tDCS Plus Virtual Reality for PTSD
This study tests the efficacy of combining non-invasive brain stimulation, called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), with virtual reality exposure as a treatment for Veterans with chronic posttraumatic stress…
- Trial name
- TAVRE (NCT03372460)
- Testing
- Active stimulation, Virtual Reality (VR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cocaine Addiction, Cocaine-related Disorder
Prefrontal Cortex Stimulation as Treatment for Crack-cocaine Addiction
The use of crack-cocaine is growing at alarming rate in our country and it is absolutely worrisome the fast establishment of addiction to it.
- Conditions
- Cocaine Addiction, Cocaine-related Disorder, Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT01337297
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
Chronic Low Back Pain, Opioid Use, Unspecified
The Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Transcranial Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Chronic Lower Back Pain
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy in combination with transcranial direct current stimulation in (1) improving pain and functionality, (2) reducing severity of opioid…
- Trial name
- NCT02483468
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pain, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Pain Management
Combined Peripheral (BreEStim) and Central Electrical Stimulation (tDCS) for Neuropathic Pain Management - Spinal Cord Injury
This study looks at the effect of combined breathing-controlled electrical stimulation (BreEStim) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury, amputation, or brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT03302793
- Testing
- BreEStim, tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Multiple Sclerosis
tDCS and Glucose Uptake in Leg Muscles
This study is to examine the efficacy of tDCS to improving walking in people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS). Our study compromises 1 group of subjects with MS which will attend the lab for three sessions.
- Trial name
- NCT04016844
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty
Treating Civilian Traumatic Brain Injury With High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (ciTBI-HDtDCS)
The purpose of the study is to test whether low level electric stimulation, called transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), on the part of the brain (i.e., pre-supplementary motor area) thought to aid in memory will…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty, Acquired Brain Injury, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT05408975
- Testing
- Active Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Aging
The Effects of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation on Physical and Mental Functioning in Older Adults
The objective of this study is to determine whether augmentation of prefrontal brain excitability using noninvasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) lessens the severity of the symptom triad associated with cerebral…
- Trial name
- BrainSTIM (NCT02436915)
- Testing
- Real tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife