Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
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
Depression, Anxiety
Modulating Default Mode Network Function: A Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) Pilot Study
The primary purpose of this research is to gather scientific information about how different people's brains work when they look at different types of pictures.
- Trial name
- MDMN (NCT04598152)
- Testing
- TDCS - transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Jay Fournier
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
Pediatric Hemiparesis
Brain Stimulation and Hand Training in Children With Hemiparesis
Hemiparetic cerebral palsy influences motor function in children during development and throughout their lifetime. The deficits one sees are the result both of the congenitally induced brain lesion and the subsequent plasticity…
- Trial name
- NCT02250092
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Schizophrenia, Cognition
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) As A Treatment For Cigarette Craving and Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenic
This is a study of the effects of tDCS on smoking, craving for cigarettes, cognition, and psychiatric symptoms in schizophrenic patients who are current smokers or have a history of regular cigarette smoking.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Cognition, Cigarette Smoking
- Trial name
- TDCSSCHIZ (NCT02128919)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Breast Cancer, Cognitive Dysfunction
Reducing Breast Cancer-related Fatigue and Improving Cognition With Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
This study will test the preliminary efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to improve fatigue and cognition in women with a history of breast cancer and persistent fatigue.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Cognitive Dysfunction, Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT03143894
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Schizophrenia
Improving Cognition in Schizophrenia Using tDCS
This study will examine the benefits of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a new tool that is being developed as a safe and non-invasive neurostimulation method, for improving neurocognitive and social cognitive…
- Trial name
- ICDC (NCT02539797)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
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
Mobility Limitation, Cognitive Impairment
Combining tDCS and Neurorehabilitation to Treat Age-related Deficits of Mobility and Cognition: UPfront Walking Study
Loss of mobility and cognitive ability are serious conditions that threaten the independence of older adults. The objective of this study is to initiate a line of research to develop a novel therapeutic intervention to enhance…
- Trial name
- NCT03122236
- Testing
- Neurorehabilitation of Standard Walking, Neurorehabilitation of Complex Walking, Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (Active tDCS)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
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
Stroke
Robots Paired With tDCS in Stroke Recovery
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if multiple therapy sessions of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS non-invasive brain stimulation) combined with robotic arm therapy lead to a greater functional recovery in…
- Trial name
- NCT01726673
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Burn Injury, Chronic Pain
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Neuropathic Symptoms Following Burn Injury
The purpose of this study is to see the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the pain and itching associated with burn injury. This study is part of the Boston-Harvard Burn Model System.
- Conditions
- Burn Injury, Chronic Pain, Pruritus, Itching
- Trial name
- NCT01795079
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Chronic Stroke
Brain Stimulation and Robotics in Chronic Stroke Motor Recovery
Motor skill training and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) have separately been shown to alter cortical excitability and enhance motor function in humans.
- Trial name
- NCT03562663
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation, Upper extremity robotics
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Burke Medical Research Institute
Healthy Adults
Investigating Accelerated Learning and Memory in Healthy Subjects Using a Face Name Memory Task
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether we can accelerate learning and improve associative memory performance in healthy subjects by applying transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) during a Face Name memory…
- Trial name
- NCT03309072
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Aphasia
Transcranial Direct Stimulation (tDCS) and Behavioral Intervention in Aphasia
We hypothesize patients who have difficulty with word recall (naming pictures) due to a stroke will experience greater benefit in word recall after receiving a combination of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and…
- Trial name
- NCT02226796
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Smoking Behaviors, Smoking, Cigarette
AAT + tDCS to Reduce Cue-induced Craving and Smoking Behavior
Smokers are highly reactive to smoking-related stimuli and report that this cue reactivity (CR) is a major obstacle to quitting.
- Trial name
- NCT05426460
- Testing
- Approach/Avoidance Task, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, AC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Cynthia Conklin
Aphasia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Intensive Therapy in Aphasia
Intensive therapy for aphasia has been demonstrated to improve language functioning after stroke or other neurological injury. However, recovery is generally not complete and new therapies are needed to improve outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT03510182
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia of Alzheimer Type
Stimulation to Improve Memory
This study will test the effects of different doses of a form of non-invasive brain stimulation for the treatment of individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (DAT).
- Trial name
- STIM (NCT03875326)
- Testing
- 1 mA HD-tDCS, 2 mA HD-tDCS, 3 mA HD-tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 233 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Phantom Limb Pain, Amputation, Traumatic
Optimizing Rehabilitation for Phantom Limb Pain Using Mirror Therapy and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
This is a two-site study that explores the effects of mirror therapy and transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS, Soterix ©) in a randomized factorial controlled trial in which patients will be assigned to one of four…
- Trial name
- NCT02487966
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS): active (Soterix ©), Mirror Therapy: active
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Brazil
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Healthy
Metaplasticity Experimental Design and Comparison of Motor Outcome Measure Sensitivity to Change
The overall objective is to validate the methodology of a metaplasticity experimental design by assessing change in motor excitability after administration of priming transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) followed by…
- Trial name
- NCT03304262
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico