Clinical trials: Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulations
Chronic Pain
A Study on the Efficacy of Dual-Carrier-Frequency Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Modulating the Hippocampus for the Treatment of Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain
This is a single-center, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial evaluating dual-carrier-frequency transcranial alternating current stimulation targeting the hippocampus in 60 patients with chronic non-specific low back…
- Trial name
- NCT07832188
- Testing
- Dual-carrier-frequency transcranial alternating current stimulation, Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Closed-Loop Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for the Treatment of Depression
The purpose of this research study is to study closed-loop transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to determine its effects on symptoms of depression in people with major depressive disorder.
- Conditions
- Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, tACS
- Trial name
- CLACS (NCT05772702)
- Testing
- Closed-loop tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Electromedical Products International, Inc.
Stroke
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for Hand Function Recovery
tACS has the potential to directly induce cortical alterations in the intrinsic neural oscillation at specific frequencies, and the brain could mirror the induced frequencies of the external source of oscillations from the…
- Trial name
- NCT04638192
- Testing
- tACS
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in Lewy Body Dementia
The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety, feasibility, clinical and biological efficacy, and predictors of efficacy of an intervention consisting of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) in patients with Lewy…
- Trial name
- TACSDLB2 (NCT07375771)
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
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)
Alzheimer Disease
4Hz Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for Patients With Mild Alzheimer's Disease
The goal of this study is to explore the efficacy and safety of 4Hz transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- NCT04088643
- Testing
- transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Alzheimer Disease
Effect of Modulating Gamma Oscillations Using tACS
This study aims to implement an intervention based on multiple, individualized multifocal tACS stimulation sessions based on individual PET and MRI information in patients with amyloid-positive PET with the hope that this leads…
- Trial name
- NCT03412604
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Parkinson's Disease (PD), Tremor
Cerebellar Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) to Modulate Parkinson's Disease Tremor
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder characterized by different motor symptoms, including tremor, which is particularly difficult to manage.
- Trial name
- tACS_PD_TR (NCT06993571)
- Testing
- Active-tACS, Unlocked-tACS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
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
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Feasibility of Gamma Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation to Reduce Beta-amyloid Load and Improve Memory
This project assessed the feasibility of transcranial alternating current stimulation in the gamma band to lower beta-amyloid load and improve memory performance.
- Trial name
- NCT04646499
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Healthy Participants, Healthy Population
Evaluate the Safety and Feasibility of tACS With the Miamind Neurostimulator in Healthy Participants
The present study aims to assess the safety and feasibility of repeated transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) by the Miamind Neurostimulator in a cohort of healthy participants.
- Trial name
- MindStim (NCT05999916)
- Testing
- Personalized Miamind Neurostimulator
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bottneuro AG
Alzheimer Disease
Modulators of Gamma tACS in Alzheimer's Disease (Mod-GammAD)
Brain oscillations are ubiquitous in the human brain and have been implicated in cognitive and behavioral states defined in precisely tuned neural networks.
- Trial name
- Mod-GammAD (NCT04842955)
- Testing
- Gamma tACS (40 Hz) over the superior parietal cortex
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
Multitasking Behavior
At-home Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation During Multitasking
The goal is to replicate in-lab results from transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) with at-home tACS.
- Trial name
- NCT04231825
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Major Depressive Disorder, Anhedonia
Investigating the Causal Role of Prefrontal Control in Decision-making in Patients With Anhedonia
Investigating whether delta-beta cross-frequency transcranial alternating current stimulation can increase goal-directed behavior in participants with major depressive disorder and elevated symptoms of anhedonia.
- Trial name
- DEBRA (NCT05084924)
- Testing
- Cross-frequency transcranial alternating current stimulation via the NeuroConn Direct Current Stimulator Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Alcohol Use Disorder
HD-tACS for Alcohol Use Disorder
This study aims to systematically explore the effectiveness of accelerated HD-tACS in treating AUD, particularly its efficacy in reducing alcohol craving and preventing relapse in AUD patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07808190
- Testing
- HD-tACS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Effects of tACS Combined With CCT for Patients With MCI
This goal of this study is to explore the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation(tACS) combined with computerized cognitive training(CCT) on improving cognition for patients with mild cognitive impairment(MCI).
- Trial name
- NCT04135742
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, Cognitive Training
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Working Memory
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation to Control Large-Scale Brain Networks
This project will assess the feasibility of traveling wave transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to modify working memory performance and large-scale brain connectivity in surgical epilepsy patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04680481
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Stroke
tACS and Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Chronic Stroke
This study tests whether a brain stimulation technique called tACS can help stroke patients recover movement in their affected arm.
- Trial name
- NCT07778342
- Testing
- tACS
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Healthy Older Adults
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for the Improvement of Episodic Memory in Healthy Older Adults
Memory complaints are a common symptom among Subjective Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer disease. Indeed, episodic memory and Alzheimer disease are highly sensitive to aging.
- Trial name
- NCT06284720
- Testing
- Gamma tACS (40 Hz) over the precuneus
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Anxiety
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) for the Treatment of Anxiety in Veterans: An Open-Label Pilot Study
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) in a wearable brain stimulation device that delivers a low intensity, pulsed, alternating current via scalp electrodes.
- Trial name
- NCT07288008
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Birmingham VA Health Care System