Clinical trials: Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
Parkinson Disease, Epilepsy
In Vivo Imaging of Therapeutic Electric Current Flow
The purpose of this research study is to measure current flow inside the head using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The data from this study will be used to map the current flow caused from the electrical stimulation inside the…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's Disease, Stroke
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT02453763)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation, MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Inter-individual Variability
Using Electroencephalography (EEG) and Transcranial Current Stimulation (tCS) to Study and Modulate Cognition Study
Inter-individual variability in responsiveness to interventions poses great challenges for translational neuroscience, and health care in general.
- Trial name
- NCT03293316
- Testing
- Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Electricity; Effects
HD-tDCS to Modulate Connectivity
The purpose of the proposed study is to broaden our understanding on the neural effects of High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) so that its clinical effects can be further improved.
- Trial name
- NCT05959551
- Testing
- high definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Working Memory
Traveling-wave Transcranial Electric Stimulation
This study will assess the impact of traveling wave transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on working memory performance in adults.
- Trial name
- TravelingTES (NCT05399381)
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
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
Healthy Volunteers
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (TCES) / Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF) / Xenon Under Computerized Tomography (Xe/CT)
Direct stimulation of the cerebral cortex induces an increase in cerebral blood flow. Although this information is known, it has never been documented during Transcranial Cerebral Electrical Stimulation (TCES), which is a non…
- Trial name
- NCT00273663
- Testing
- TCES
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Schizophrenia
Overnight Thalamic TES-TI to Modulate Sleep Spindles in Individuals With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Matched Healthy Controls
This study to find out whether a type of non-invasive electrical brain stimulation called transcranial electrical stimulation with temporal interference (TES-TI) can temporarily change brain activity during sleep-especially sleep…
- Trial name
- ONSETS (NCT07680114)
- Testing
- TES-TI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES)
Cognitive Enhancement Through Model-based and Individualized Neurostimulation
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of transcranial electric stimulation on attentional control and brain dynamics in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06235970
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Sleep
Home Sleep Therapy for Older Adults With MCI
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the ability of non-invasive brain stimulation during sleep to enhance people's deep sleep and its potential benefit on memory in people with mild cognitive impairment via home use…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Sleep, Transcranial Electrical Stimulation, Machine Learning
- Trial name
- NCT05771844
- Testing
- Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory Company
Stroke
Brain Electrical Stimulation to Enhance Recovery After Stroke
This study will examine whether brain stimulation using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation therapy can help patients recover strength and motor function more than…
- Trial name
- NCT00085657
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Effects of Cerebral & Peripheral Electrical Stimulation on Pain and Function in CTS
This is a randomized, double-blind, multi-center, factorial clinical trial to study the effectiveness of cerebral and peripheral electrical stimulation on pain and functional limitations associated with carpal tunnel syndrome…
- Trial name
- DCS-ENS-CTS (NCT04092088)
- Testing
- tDCS-r, TENS-r, tDCS-s
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suez Canal University
Healthy, Brain Stimulation
Effects of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation on Task Performance in Healthy Adults
The objective of this randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study is to evaluate the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) on complex cognitive task performance in healthy adult volunteers.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Brain Stimulation, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Cognition
- Trial name
- BRAIN-STIM (NCT06995560)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries
EMG Triggered Closed-Loop Stimulation for Spinal Cord Injury Individuals
Most individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) have residual nerve circuits. The investigators aim to strengthen those circuits to improve motor recovery after injury.
- Trial name
- NCT03806023
- Testing
- hand movements (signals from thumb muscle) triggered PNS and TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bronx VA Medical Center
Cognitive Flexibility, Emotional Regulation
The STRENGTHEN Study
This study uses two different types of interventions including electrical brain stimulation delivered during sleep, and brief, daily meditation training.
- Trial name
- NCT06267521
- Testing
- Healthy Minds Program, Stimulation in Lab, MRI Scanner
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tinnitus
Impact of Neurostimulation on Patterns of Brain Electrical Activity in Patients With Tinnitus
Relating the electroencephalogram findings of patients with tinnitus before and after a therapeutic modality is still scarce in the literature, especially with neuromodulatory methods, more specifically with Transcranial Direct…
- Trial name
- NCT03036137
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Paraíba
Healthy Volunteers
Measuring the Latency Connectome in the Central Nervous Systems Using Neuroimaging and Neurophysiological Techniques
Background: Little is known about the time it takes for nerve signals to go from one area of the brain to another. Using advanced methods for brain research, researchers want to look at the time it takes to send messages between…
- Trial name
- NCT03223636
- Testing
- TMS, MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Low Back Pain
Corticospinal and Motor Behavior Responses After Physical Therapy Intervention in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain.
This study aims to 1) determine the immediate effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on corticospinal excitability, lumbar multifidus muscle (LM) activation, as well as lumbar stability in patients with chronic…
- Trial name
- NCT05156242
- Testing
- Active-tDCS priming MCE, NMES priming MCE, Conventional physical therapy
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Memory Impairment
The Effect of tES on a Cognitive Training
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) on a cognitive training in healthy elderly and memory impaired participants.
- Trial name
- NCT03475446
- Testing
- real anodal tDCS healthy elderly, real tACS healthy elderly, real anodal tDCS MCI
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Novel Method for Transcranial Brain Stimulation
Phase Locked TRanscranial Electrical EXcitation
Transcranial current stimulation (tCS) has been extensively studied due to its potential of selectively stimulate brain regions in a non-invasive way.
- Trial name
- T-REEX (NCT05847829)
- Testing
- T-REEX algorithm
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stichting IMEC-NL
Effect of tDCS on Memory in Older and Younger Adults
Effect of Noninvasive Electrical Brain Stimulation on Memory at Different Times of Day in Younger and Older Adults
This study will investigate the extent to which tDCS to dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (or dlPFC) impacts memory performance as a function of time-of-day in younger and older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03723850
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 271 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago