Clinical trials: Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
Stress, Sleep
Effects of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in Chronic Stress
This clinical trial aims to determine if Transcranial electrical stimulation by direct current (tDCS) and transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) treatments are effective in reducing stress symptoms, distress and improving…
- Trial name
- NEUROSTIM (NCT06813209)
- Testing
- tDCS, tVNS
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL
Fall, Gait, Unsteady
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Improve Unsteady Gait in Older Adults (StimGait)
Walking is a complex and continuous task that entails repetitive motions of the body. Relatively high gait variability sensitively predicts falls and cognitive decline in older adults.
- Conditions
- Fall, Gait, Unsteady, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- NCT06008431
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) (active)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Healthy
Influence of Transcranial Direct Stimulation Current on Motor Learning of Young Adults
Motor learning occurs with structural and functional modifications in neural networks that meet a certain demand. The improvement of performance in diverse activities is a measure of learning, as well as the generalization and…
- Trial name
- NCT03157869
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Simulated
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Presbyopia, Esotropia
Accommodation-Related Visual Training Combined with Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Versus Visual Training Alone for the Treatment of Accommodation Dysfunction
This is a single-center, randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of transcranial electrical stimulation combined with visual training with visual training alone for the treatment of accommodation disorder…
- Trial name
- NCT06714890
- Testing
- Transcranial Electrical Stimulation, Visual Training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University
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
Falls, Foot Drop
Combined Functional Electrical and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Foot Drop
This study aims to determine if combining the treatments of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and functional electrical stimulation (FES) will better help persons with stroke who have difficulty lifting their toes.
- Conditions
- Falls, Foot Drop, Post Stroke Recovery
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT07592221)
- Testing
- Standard protocol for combo of FES and tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia
Glaucoma Open-Angle
Combined Non-Invasive Brain and Visual Stimulation for Vision Improvement
Glaucoma is a complex disease that can result in progressive vision loss. It is the second leading cause of blindness, accounting for 23% of permanent blindness in Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT07486323
- Testing
- NIBS, VTS, NIBS+VTS
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic 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
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
Anhedonia
Developing Brain Imaging Analysis Expertise for Personalizing Transcranial Electric Stimulation in Anhedonia Treatment of Patients With Bipolar Depression
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) will engage reward-related brain circuitry, more specifically the uncinate fasciculus (UF) tract, which connects the orbitofrontal…
- Trial name
- NCT05240352
- Testing
- active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Spinal Cord Stimulation, Electric Stimulation Therapy
Evaluating Safety and Feasibility of Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Following Traumatic and Non-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study
The study will be a non-randomized, non-blinded pilot study to analyze the safety and feasibility of a non-significant risk device, transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Stimulation, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, Cervical Myelopathy
- Trial name
- STIM (NCT06520020)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation (Tc-SCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Francis Farhadi
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
Dystonia, Focal Hand Dystonia
Transcranial Electrical Polarization to Treat Focal Hand Dystonia
This study will evaluate the effect of transcranial electrical polarization (TEP), also called direct current (DC) stimulation, on focal hand dystonia in people with writer's cramp.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Focal Hand Dystonia, FHD
- Trial name
- NCT00106782
- Testing
- Transcranial Electrical Polarization (TEP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Anxiety
A Pilot Study to Determine a Candidate Protocol for Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in the Treatment of Anxiety
The investigators examine the efficacy of two different transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) stimulation protocols in the treatment of anxiety in an open-label pilot study.
- Trial name
- NCT02321891
- Testing
- NeuroConn DC Stimulator Plus, tDCS
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Eastern Finland
Healthy
Efficacy of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES) on Emotion Processing
The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES) on emotion processing of healthy participants.
- Trial name
- NCT04551118
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) -active, Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)-active
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Anding Hospital
Anxiety
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in the Treatment of Acute Anxiety Induced by Stressful Life Events: A Pilot Study
The investigators examine the efficacy of two different transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) stimulation protocols in the treatment of acute anxiety in an open-label pilot study in patients who have faced severely…
- Trial name
- OptesStressP (NCT02320370)
- Testing
- NeuroConn DC Stimulator Plus tDCS
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Eastern Finland
Childhood Onset Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia
Transcranial Direct Current Brain Stimulation to Treat Patients With Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia
This study will test whether transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) can be used safely in children with schizophrenia and if it can improve memory and attention span or auditory hallucinations in these children, at least…
- Conditions
- Childhood Onset Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Mental Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00757497
- Testing
- Electrical Polarization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Cerebrovascular Accident
Neural Mechanisms and Efficacy of Dual Neurotechnology-aided Mirror Therapy in Chronic Stroke: Neural and Motor Plasticity, Movement Performance, Daily Function, and Quality of Life
Mirror therapy (MT) has been demonstrated, in terms of neuroplasticity, to improve sensorimotor function of paretic upper extremity (UE) in chronic stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04326205
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation, tDCS, functional electrical stimulation, FES, no stimulation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Dementia; Degenerative, Dementia Mixed
Longitudinal Study to Investigate Different Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
This research investigates the effect of different frequencies of tACS (0 Hz, 30 Hz, 50 Hz, 70 Hz, 90 Hz) and tRNS with cognitive exercises in a regimen protocol of 4 weeks, everyday (Monday to Friday).
- Trial name
- tES (NCT06877312)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), 30 Hz Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS), 50 Hz Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Anemia, Sickle Cell, Chronic Pain
tDCS Associated With Peripheral Electrical Stimulation for Pain Control in Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease
So far, no study investigated the safety and efficacy analgesic of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) associated to peripheral electrical stimulation (PES) in individuals with SCD who suffer from chronic pain.
- Trial name
- tDCS/PES_SCD (NCT02813629)
- Testing
- tDCS plus PES
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Faculdade Adventista da Bahia