Clinical trials: Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulations
Dyslexia
Role of Auditory Cortical Oscillations in Speech Processing and Dyslexia
This study aims at investigating the role of low-gamma activity in phonemic encoding and its implication in dyslexia. Indeed, a phonological deficit, i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT04277351
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Geneva, Switzerland
Antenatal Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Pilot Study of Personalized Aperiodic Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in Antenatal Depression (PandA-tACS)
The purpose of this study is to develop the safety, feasibility, and tolerability of a personalized transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) approach in antenatal depression.
- Conditions
- Antenatal Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder in Pregnancy, Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- PandA-tACS (NCT06979154)
- Testing
- tACS (aperiodic)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
Effects of Gamma-tACS on EEG Periodic Activity
In this study on healthy subjects, the effect of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) will be investigated. In particular, the distinction between periodic and aperiodic electroencephalogram (EEG) activity will be…
- Trial name
- GAMMAtACS (NCT05809076)
- Testing
- real tACS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy
Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Single Session of tACS in a Depressive Episode
Purpose: Investigating the effects of non-invasive transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on healthy participants and participants with mood disorders.
- Conditions
- Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Depressive Episode
- Trial name
- SSDE (NCT03449979)
- Testing
- XCSITE100 Stimulator tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Subjective Cognitive Decline
Effects of Individualized Theta-tACS on a Working Memory Training at SCD
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects and mechanisms of action of an individualized transcranial alternating current stimulation in the theta-range (ITF-tACS) on a three day spatial working memory training in healthy…
- Trial name
- tACOSenior (NCT06501755)
- Testing
- transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Alzheimer Disease
Memory Functions in Mild Alzheimer's Disease
The overall objective of this project is to examine the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on episodic memory performance
- Trial name
- MemStim-lab (NCT04785053)
- Testing
- transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Cognitive Control, Executive Function
Effect of Cross Frequency tACS on Cognitive Control
Investigation of frequency specific transcranial alternating current stimulation on cognitive control signals in frontal cortex
- Trial name
- NCT03800030
- Testing
- Theta-gamma tACS, Delta-beta tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hearing Loss, Attention Impaired
Exploiting the Potential of Neural Attentional Control to Overcome Hearing Impairment
This study will improve the understanding of the cerebral mechanisms that underlie the control of auditory selective attention and evaluate the potential of neuromodulation to enhance neural attention control as a possible way to…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Attention Impaired, Tinnitus
- Trial name
- NeurAttContr (NCT05513352)
- Testing
- tACS - transcranial alternating current stimulation, NF - Neurofeedback
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Stroke, Aphasia, Acquired
tACS to Enhance Language Abilities
The goal of this study is to see if transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) can be used to enhance language abilities in people with post-stroke aphasia.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Aphasia, Acquired, Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT06092814
- Testing
- Active transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alzheimer Disease, Working Memory
Induction and Stabilization of Gamma Oscillations With 40 Hz External Brain Stimulation
The goal of the present studies is to develop and validate novel stimulation protocols for the entrainment of gamma oscillations, which are associated with many cognitive functions and critically involved in cognitive impairment…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Working Memory, EEG Brain Oscillations
- Trial name
- NCT06680154
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation, Theta burst stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The National Brain Mapping Laboratory (NBML)
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Investigating Central Contributions to Fatigue Using Non-invasive Brain Stimulation
The goal of this interventional study is to understand the contribution of the central components to the manifestation of neuromuscular fatigue in stroke survivors.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), Ischemia Stroke, Hemorrhage Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT07613970
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Moderate to Severe Insomnia
HALO Clarity™ Cranial Alternating Current Stimulation Therapy for Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Insomnia
A prospective, decentralized, individually-randomized, triple-blind* sham-controlled, superiority trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of HALO Clarity™ device in reducing insomnia severity.
- Trial name
- NCT07659366
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nexalin Technology
Pain
Spatiotemporal Thalamocortical Alterations Underlie Experimental and Chronic Pain
The purpose of this study is to assess thalamocortical (TC) connectivity during tonic pressure pain, to evaluate alpha activity during tonic pressure pain and to determine pressure pain ratings by using Electroencephalography…
- Trial name
- NCT06968689
- Testing
- transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Parkinson Disease
Parkinson's Disease and Gamma-transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
Cortical-basal ganglia gamma oscillations are pathologically reduced in Parkinson's disease (PD) and the plasticity of the primary motor cortex (M1) is impaired.
- Trial name
- NCT06297538
- Testing
- gamma transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuromed IRCCS
Schizophrenia With Auditory Hallucinations
Frequency- and Intensity-Dependent After-Effects of High-Definition Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation on Resting-State Electroencephalography
This study aims to investigate the after-effects of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) with varying parameters on resting-state brain activity in patients with schizophrenia experiencing…
- Trial name
- NCT07798804
- Testing
- high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation(HD-tACS)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Aphasia, Stroke
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) in Aphasia
This study will assess the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on language recovery after stroke as well as healthy language functions.
- Trial name
- NCT04375722
- Testing
- tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Alcohol Use Disorder
A Pilot Study of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Boost the Efficacy of Psychotherapy in a Community Sample of People Who Drink Alcohol
The goal of this small (n=75) proof-of-concept randomized clinical trial is to test the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) during motivational interviewing (MI) sessions with participants who drink at…
- Trial name
- tACS-MI (NCT04770025)
- Testing
- High-density transcranial alternating current stimulation, Motivational interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Mind Research Network
Substance Dependence, Executive Function Disorder
Brain Mechanism and Intervention of Executive-control Dysfunction Among Substance Dependents
The investigators assume that tACS could improve amphetamine and alcohol dependent patients' executive-control function by adjusting the synchronization patterns and enhancing the functional connectivity of the prefrontal-ventral…
- Conditions
- Substance Dependence, Executive Function Disorder, Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT05312359
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation-true stimulus
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, Aging
Effects of Gamma-tACS on Memory and Sleep
The purpose of this clinical trial is to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of non-invasive transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) at gamma frequency in enhancing memory recall and modulating sleep network…
- Conditions
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, Aging, Cognitive Decline, Memory
- Trial name
- NCT05907707
- Testing
- Gamma transcranial alternating current stimulation, Control transcranial alternating current stimulation, EEG headband
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms, Sensory Disorders
Assessing the Clinical Utility of tACS
The present study seeks to evaluate the clinical utility of repeated transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) by assessing long-term, lasting changes in oscillatory activity and subsequent changes in related behavioral…
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms, Sensory Disorders, Hypervigilance, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03305328
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University