Clinical trials: Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Atypical Alzheimer's Disease
Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Verbal Learning in Typical and Atypical Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading neurodegenerative disease of aging characterized by multiple cognitive impairments. Given the recent failures of disease-modifying drugs, the current focus is on preventing or mitigating…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Atypical Alzheimer's Disease, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT04122001
- Testing
- Active, in-person HD-tDCS or active remote tDCS, Word List Learning Intervention (WordLLI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Stroke
Stroke, Measurement and Rehabilitation
The main aim of the study was to investigate the effects of transcranial laser stimulation together with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in post-stroke patients.
- Trial name
- LTNMES (NCT05497791)
- Testing
- transcranial laser stimulation associated with NMES
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Primary Cervical Dystonia
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for Cervical Dystonia
There are two phases. Phase I: A single visit which includes a screening, clinical scales, and a MRI scan with simultaneous tES/sham tES in a randomized block design.
- Trial name
- NCT03369613
- Testing
- transcranial electrical stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Stroke
High-definition Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
Upper limb hemiparesis is the most common sequelae in patients, severely impacting their independence and quality of life. Transcranial electrical stimulation (tCES) is a non-invasive and safe treatment, which uses a low direct…
- Trial name
- NCT06409143
- Testing
- HD-tES, UE rehabilitation, HD-tES (Bilateral)
- Where
- 3 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Stuttering
Shaping Motor Neural Functioning of Developmental Stuttering to Improve Fluency
Developmental stuttering (DS) is a motor/speech disorder, characterized by specific alterations in the functioning of brain circuits.
- Trial name
- NCT05306782
- Testing
- transcranial Electrical Stimulation, Speech Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
Posture Training and Cerebellar Stimulation in Elderly People
Motor learning relies on both feedback and feedforward mechanisms to keep progressive optimization of motor behaviors in a coordinated manner.
- Trial name
- P (NCT04154397)
- Testing
- cerebellar transcranial stimulation
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Stress Related Disorder, Anxiety
Modulation of Fear Extinction Processes Using Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation on processes associated with fear extinction in healthy humans.
- Trial name
- NCT02723188
- Testing
- DC stimulation (1.5 milliampere, 20 minutes), AC stimulation (1.5 milliampere,1.5 Hertz frequency)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel Aviv University
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Combined Therapeutic Air Mixture and Electrical Stimulation to Improve Breathing and Hand Function in Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether people with paralysis due to a spinal cord injury can benefit from breathing short intermittent bouts of air with low oxygen (O2) combined with slightly higher levels of…
- Trial name
- AIHH+tSCS (NCT06101199)
- Testing
- Acute Intermittent Hypercapnic Hypoxia, Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Cervical Electrical Stimulation for ALS
Veterans are at higher risk than non-Veterans of falling ill with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS causes degeneration of motor neurons in both the brain and the spinal cord.
- Trial name
- NCT03411863
- Testing
- CES at rest, CES plus active hand or wrist movements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Fibromyalgia
Effects of tDCS on People With Fibromyalgia
People with fibromyalgia could experience physical and cognitive impairment as well as higher dual-task cost than healthy people when two tasks are performed simultaneously.
- Trial name
- NCT05266989
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Extremadura
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
Healthy
Non-invasive Cerebellar Stimulation on Motor Learning
A crossover trial with healthy volunteers will be conducted. Six sessions will be performed once a week in a counterbalanced order and at least with seven days washout period to minimize carry-over effects.
- Trial name
- NCT02559518
- Testing
- tDCS, rTMS, pp-TMS assessment
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Multiple Sclerosis
Improving Hand Movement and Coordination in People With Multiple Sclerosis Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Muscle Electrostimulation (FES) To Support Manual Dexterity and Daily Function
The goal of this interventional study is to test whether combining transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with functional electrical stimulation (FES) can improve hand and upper limb function in adults with Multiple Sclerosis…
- Trial name
- MANTRAStim (NCT07098273)
- Testing
- TMS and FES- based rehabilitation, FES-based rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Executive Dysfunction
Causal Role of the Aperiodic Signal for Working Memory
Working memory (WM) is the ability to hold relevant information in mind in the absence of sensory input. The capacity for WM is a foundation for cognitive control and higher cognitive function more broadly.
- Trial name
- TRAS (NCT06126809)
- Testing
- Steep-tRAS, Flat-tRAS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Corneal Pain, Chronic Pain
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Chronic Corneal Pain
In this study the investigators aim to examine the effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on pain levels as well as the changes in cognitive (thought) processing in individuals with chronic pain of the cornea…
- Conditions
- Corneal Pain, Chronic Pain, Neuropathic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01575002
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Closed-loop Brain Stimulation
Closed-loop tES-non-invasive Stimulation
The goal of this study is to establish if non-invasive closed-loop neuromodulation is an effective approach to enhance cognitive function in healthy 18-40 years old volunteers.
- Trial name
- CLIBM (NCT07671079)
- Testing
- Transcranial low intensity focused ultrasound (FUS), transcranial electrical stimulation, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Dyslexia, Developmental, Reading
Enhancing Letter-Speech Sound Learning and Reading Network Activation With Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
This study investigates the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) on the brain and its potential to enhance reading-related learning.
- Conditions
- Dyslexia, Developmental, Reading, Dyslexia, Learning
- Trial name
- LexiStim (NCT07546292)
- Testing
- Transcranial random noise stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Silvia Brem
Sexual Addiction, Hypersexualism
tDCS in Treatment of Craving in Sexual Addiction
In patients with addiction to a substance, an increase in activity in the prefrontal cortex induced by transcranial Direct Current Stimulation -tDCS (non-invasive technique, modulating cortical activity by applying low-intensity…
- Trial name
- CAS (NCT04923451)
- Testing
- Active Trans-cranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier St Anne
Parkinson Disease
Modulation of Cognitive Control Via Transcranial Continuous Electrical Stimulation of Additional Motor Areas in Parkinson's Patients
In Parkinson's disease (PD), recent work has shown that dopaminergic treatments alter one of the two aspects of impulsivity: they do not alter the propensity to produce "automatic" responses, but deteriorate the ability to…
- Trial name
- STAR-PARK (NCT04897633)
- Testing
- transcranial electric stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Sleep Disturbance, Insomnia
Closed Loop TES for Enhancing Slow Wave Sleep
Compare closed-loop with open-loop application of TES to enhance slow waves of sleep.
- Trial name
- NCT03751982
- Testing
- Transcranial Electrical Neuromodulation (TES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory Company