Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation(tDCS)
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
Shift-Work Sleep Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Therapy for Sleepiness Related to Shift Work Disorder (tDCS-SWORD)
1. To determine the effects of tDCS on subjective measures of sleepiness in night-shift workers with shift work disorder. 2. To determine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on vigilance in night-shift…
- Trial name
- tDCS-SWORD (NCT03879044)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State 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
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
Knee Osteoarthritis
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Older Persons With Knee Pain (Knee Pain and tDCS): Randomized Pilot Study
The purpose of this research is to study the effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on clinical pain, mobility disability, and pain sensitivity to gain a better understanding of the factors that cause pain and…
- Trial name
- NCT02512393
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Parkinson's Disease
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Parkinson's Disease
The use of low level electrical stimulation when applied over the head, also called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), is being tested by several groups of researchers to see if tDCS can improve movements of persons…
- Trial name
- NCT01100762
- Testing
- Cranial Electric Stimulation (CES), Treadmill, CES and Treadmill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
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
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Augmented Exposure and Response Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
This study is investigating whether combining noninvasive brain stimulation with behavior therapy can help to improve outcomes for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
- Trial name
- NCT02329587
- Testing
- ERP plus tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Peripheral Neuropathy
Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Peripheral Neuropathy
This study will be performed in patients with peripheral neuropathy who are walking independently, but have complains of balance problems such as recent falls or difficulty walking and show reduced vibratory and proprioceptive…
- Trial name
- NCT03073759
- Testing
- dTCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Stroke
Stimulating Language in Subacute StrokE
The investigators will study the effects of transcranial direct current (tDCS) stimulation during language therapy for naming in individuals with aphasia in the acute and subacute post stroke period.
- Trial name
- SLISSE (NCT02674490)
- Testing
- A-tDCS (1 mA), SALT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
PTSD
Effect of tDCS Timing on Safety Memory in PTSD
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of tDCS timing on extinction memory in PTSD. A total of 90 participants will be randomized equally across one of three groups: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT04152772
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Motor Activity
Modulation of Motor Learning Via tDCS in a Dexterous Video Game Task
The purpose of this study is to determine whether "transcranial direct current stimulation" (tDCS) is effective in enhancing learning of complex motor tasks of precision and accuracy that require the simultaneous coordination of…
- Trial name
- NCT07202702
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
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
Healthy Volunteers
Utilizing Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Enhance Laparoscopic Technical Skills Training
The purpose of this study is to test the influences of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the acquisition of laparoscopic surgical skills.
- Trial name
- NCT03083483
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Pediatric Psychiatric Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
In this study, the investigators aim to understand the role of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in modulating aberrant neurocognitive processes implicated in pediatric patients with obsessive compulsive disorder…
- Trial name
- NCT04548609
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Binge Drinking
Cognitive Retraining and Brain Stimulation for Alcohol Use
The overarching goal of this study is to determine whether combined cognitive training and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) reduces drinking in high-risk drinkers.
- Trial name
- NCT02045108
- Testing
- Active Retraining, Active TDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- The Mind Research Network
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Primary Progressive Aphasia
Home-based tDCS in Frontotemporal Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease
The primary objective of this research is to evaluate the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation and computerized cognitive training on executive functioning in individuals with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), mild…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05978804
- Testing
- Computerized Cognitive Training, Active tDCS (tDCS) on DLPFC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Stroke, Gait Impairment
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Post-stroke Gait Rehab
Stroke affects upwards of 800,000 Americans every year and has an enormous impact on the well-being of the American Veteran population with 6,000 new stroke admissions every year.
- Trial name
- NCT03666533
- Testing
- Active transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stuttering, Adult
Bihemispheric Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation* on Speech Fluency
It will be determined whether bihemispheric stimulation (anodal to the left IFG and cathodal to the right IFG) is used with fluency-facilitating conditions for 5 consecutive days in individuals with stuttering and whether there…
- Trial name
- TDCS (NCT06278233)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain
The Effects of CBT and tDCS on Fibromyalgia Patients
Investigators are seeking to determine the effects of CBT, anodal tDCS over left DLPFC, and combined CBT+ tDCS on clinical pain and functioning among a sample of patients with fibromyalgia.
- Trial name
- NCT02723175
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina