Clinical trials: Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES)
Healthy, Mild Cognitive Impairment
tES Effects on Associative Memory Performance
Previous studies showed that transcranial electric stimulation (tES) applied over the prefrontal cortex improves cognitive performance in healthy elderly adults as well as in patients suffering from mild cognitive impairment or…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03351452
- Testing
- real anodal transcranial direct current stimulation, real transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Transcranial Electric Stimulation
Mechanistic Validation of Human Multipolar TES-TI: Amplitude Modulation, Frequency, and Benchmarking
This study is to find out whether and how a type of non-invasive electrical brain stimulation called transcranial electrical stimulation with temporal interference (TES-TI) can temporarily change brain activity in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- MINT (NCT07752745)
- Testing
- TES-TI with hdEEG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Sleep Deprivation, Mental Competency
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (TES) at Slow Oscillation (SO) Frequency During NREM Sleep
The purpose of this study is to determine if the enhancement of electroencephalographic (EEG) slow-wave activity using transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) at Slow Oscillation (SO) frequency, during a restricted period of…
- Trial name
- NCT02945501
- Testing
- NeuroConn DC Stimulator PLUS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN)
Neurophysiologic Signatures of Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an idiopathic pain disorder that is characterized by episodic attacks of intense facial pain, described as paroxysms of stabbing, electric, or explosive pain, and lasting for a few seconds or longer…
- Trial name
- NCT03778177
- Testing
- transcranial electrical brain stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
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
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
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
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
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)
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
Performance Enhancing Product Use, Sleep
Optimizing Volunteer Comfort for Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (TES): An Assessment
Transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) utilizing weak electrical fields (<5 milliamps of current - as proposed in the present pilot study) is an extremely safe therapeutic technique in use for over 40 years.
- Trial name
- TES (NCT04474015)
- Testing
- transcranial electric stimulation
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
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
Language Development, Learning
Brain Stimulation Paired With Structured Language Learning in Adults
This study investigates whether transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) delivered during structured language-learning sessions affects the rate and quality of second-language acquisition in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07762118
- Testing
- Active transcranial electrical stimulation (tES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- General Neuro Inc.
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Mechanism and Dosimetry Exploration in TES Magnetic Resonance Current Mapping Methods
In this study the investigators will explore dosimetry in transcranial electrical stimulation using a novel magnetic resonance imaging technique that can determine how electrical stimulation distributes within the brain.
- Trial name
- TES (NCT03772210)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
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