Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms, Sensory Disorders
Assessing the Clinical Utility of tACS
The present study seeks to evaluate the clinical utility of repeated transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) by assessing long-term, lasting changes in oscillatory activity and subsequent changes in related behavioral…
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms, Sensory Disorders, Hypervigilance, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03305328
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Major Depressive Disorder, Schizophrenia
Disorder-tailored Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) of the Prefrontal Cortex
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common, recurrent, and frequent chronic disorder. Among others, deficient cognitive control over emotional distraction is a central characteristic of MDD (Ochsner \& Gross 2005; Disner et al.
- Trial name
- MRSDC1 (NCT02715128)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Cortical Excitability, Healthy
Assessing the Effects of Hormones on Noninvasive Transcranial Stimulation
This study is investigating how two types of non-invasive brain stimulation, transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), affect brain activity, and whether combining them produces…
- Conditions
- Cortical Excitability, Healthy, TMS, Menstrual Cycle
- Trial name
- NCT07635017
- Testing
- Transcranial Electrical Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, TES + TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carnegie Mellon University
Pain, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Transcranial Versus Suboccipital Direct Current Stimulation
Randomized controlled trial, in parallel with cross-control design. Two groups of healthy subjects will be randomly selected to transcranial stimulation group or suboccipital stimulation group.
- Trial name
- NCT04117256
- Testing
- Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Cognitive Control, Executive Function
Effect of Cross Frequency tACS on Cognitive Control
Investigation of frequency specific transcranial alternating current stimulation on cognitive control signals in frontal cortex
- Trial name
- NCT03800030
- Testing
- Theta-gamma tACS, Delta-beta tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hearing Loss, Attention Impaired
Exploiting the Potential of Neural Attentional Control to Overcome Hearing Impairment
This study will improve the understanding of the cerebral mechanisms that underlie the control of auditory selective attention and evaluate the potential of neuromodulation to enhance neural attention control as a possible way to…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Attention Impaired, Tinnitus
- Trial name
- NeurAttContr (NCT05513352)
- Testing
- tACS - transcranial alternating current stimulation, NF - Neurofeedback
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Acute Postoperative Pain
Effects of tDCS and VNS on Postoperative Analgesia
This study seeks to evaluate the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and Afferent Vagus nerve simulation (VNS) in treating acute postoperative pain of patients in the post-anesthesia care unit after general…
- Trial name
- NCT06554067
- Testing
- Active transcranial direct current stimulation, Active vagus nerve stimulation
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
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
Healthy Adults
The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Resistance Training on Motor Learning in Healthy Young Adults
This study aimed to investigate whether six weeks of tDCS combined with lower-limb resistance training could enhance motor learning in healthy young adults and examined the persistence of any observed benefits.
- Trial name
- NCT07092098
- Testing
- tDCS combined with resistance training, Resistance training, tDCS
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Sport University
Stroke
Motor Excitability Study of High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) in Chronic Stroke
High definition tDCS will be conducted to both stroke and healthy subjects on primary motor cortex area to explore the motor excitability changes before and after stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT02960009
- Testing
- HD-tDCS
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Adults With Variability in Their Mood
Restorative Neurophysiology: Backing up and Restoring the Brain (BandR)
Study to examine the extent to which neurophysiological states recorded for a specific person on one day can be induced on a subsequent day
- Trial name
- BandR (NCT07252011)
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), Neuro/biofeedback, Recall
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cervical Spinal Cord Injruy
Improving SCI Rehabilitation Interventions by Retraining the Brain
The Long-term goal of this project is to develop upper limb rehabilitation interventions that can be utilized for cervical Spinal Cord Injury survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT03892746
- Testing
- Active tDCS + task oriented practice
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
A Dose-Response Study of the Cognitive and Physiological Effects of tDCS to the DLPFC
To determine the cognitive and neurophysiological dose-response relationships of anodal tDCS to the left DLPFC as a function of absolute current intensity, individualized E-field intensity, and stimulation duration.
- Trial name
- NCT04175041
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Risk-Taking, Chronic Stress
Reduce High-risk Behaviours Under Chronic Stress Via tDCS-induced Neural Plasticity
The persistent political conflicts and COVID-19 pandemic have led to elevated chronic stress levels in Hong Kong, with far-reaching and profound negative impacts on the citizen's mental health.
- Trial name
- NCT05501951
- Testing
- tDCS stimulation
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LI Cheng
COVID-19
TDCS Stimulation After Covid-19 Infection
In this study, the effects of bilateral stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) with active tDCS (transcranial direct stimulation/transcranial direct stimulation) on neurocognitive (memory and executive)…
- Trial name
- NCT06183424
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Aphasia
Motor Imagery in Aphantasia
The present study aims to characterize and modulate motor imagery abilities in individuals with aphantasia. The investigators will characterize the neurophysiological and physiological underpinnings of mental imagery abilities in…
- Trial name
- OLIPHANT (NCT06140940)
- Testing
- High-definition transcranial direct current (HD-tDCS), active condition
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Healthy Volunteers
Effects of tDCS on Anaerobic Power of Lower Limb Muscles
Anaerobic power and capacity are essential in many human activities, especially during sports practice that demand a high strength and power of the limbs.
- Trial name
- NCT04467476
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Piauí
Sleep
The Effect of tDCS Applied During Sleep on Memory Consolidation
This study will attempt to use a type of non-invasive brain stimulation technology during sleep to improve measures of sleep quality and memory in young healthy students and older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02596568
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Parkinson&Amp;Amp;#39;s Disease (PD)
Mid-frontal Delta/Theta and Cognitive Control
Abstract Cognitive symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) include deficits in attention, working memory, and reasoning. These deficits affect up to 80% of PD patients and lead to mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) and dementia in…
- Trial name
- NCT06984757
- Testing
- Deep-brain Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 635 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nandakumar Narayanan
Older Adults (50-90 Years)
Effects of Brain Stimulation During a Daytime Nap on Memory Consolidation in Older Adults
The beneficial effect of nocturnal as well as daytime sleep on memory consolidation is well-documented in young, healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT01840839
- Testing
- brain stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany