Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Coordination and Balance Disturbances
The Long-term Simultaneous Motor Cortex Stimulation and Balance Training
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a simple, portable, and low-cost technology applied in neuroscience for therapeutic purposes and neurophysiological research of brain activity.
- Trial name
- NCT05983601
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koc University Hospital
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
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Enhancing Spatial Navigation Using Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
Remembering how to travel from one location to another is critical in everyday life, yet this vital ability declines with normal aging and can be further affected by conditions that disproportionately affect the elderly, such as…
- Trial name
- NCT01958437
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Associative Memory in Healthy Subjects
Investigating Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Accelerating Learning in a Healthy Older Population
The overall objective of this study is to explore whether transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) can accelerate associative learning and boost associative memory in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT03467698
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Language, Executive Dysfunction
Effect of Stimulation of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex on Language Control
This study aims to evaluate the effect of stimulation of prefrontal regions on language performance (e.g. word translation and picture naming).
- Trial name
- NCT02289521
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Fribourg
Drug Addiction, Executive Dysfunction
Bilateral Prefrontal Modulation in Crack-cocaine Addiction
In this study, eligible crack-cocaine addicted inpatients recruited from specialized clinics for substance abuse disorder treatment, filling inclusion criteria and not showing any exclusion criteria, were randomized to receive…
- Trial name
- tDCS_CRACK (NCT02091167)
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
Healthy Participants
MRI-tDCS Stress and Future Thinking Study
This academic study investigates how MRI-compatible transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) influences stress regulation and episodic future thinking in healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT07406503
- Testing
- tDCS - Active non-invasive brain stimulation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Healthy Volunteers, Neurophysiology
Investigating the Transcutaneous vs. Transcranial Mechanisms of Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (eTNS) Using fMRI
Transcutaneous Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (eTNS) is a non-invasive technique that modulates brain activity by applying electrical currents to the forehead.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Neurophysiology, fMRI Research
- Trial name
- NCT07657260
- Testing
- Topical Lidocaine, Direct Current eTNS (DC-eTNS)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xidian University
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
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
Musical Performance, Neuromodulation
Safety and Acute Effects of tDCS on Musical Performance in Adolescent Instrumentalists
This randomized, sham-controlled proof-of-concept study aims to investigate the safety, tolerability, and acute effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on musical performance in adolescent instrumentalists aged…
- Trial name
- NCT07826923
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
Health Adult Subjects
Effect of Different Currents for Transcranial Modulation of the Sensorimotor Corticospinal Pathway in Healthy Subjects
Transcranial modulation of the corticospinal sensorimotor pathway is a promising approach in neuroscientic functions. Among the techniques used, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), transcranial alternating current…
- Trial name
- CURRENT-Flow (NCT07831525)
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation (tRNS)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Insomnia, Psychophysiological
The Effects of Transcranial Current Stimulation on Insomnia
Effect of transcranial current stimulation on insomnia disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07340268
- Testing
- transcranial current stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zan Wang
Pain
Neuromodulation of Lidocaine and Capsaicin Cream Effects on Pain Experience
The aim of this study is to use a brain stimulation tool called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to investigate the analgesic (reducing sensitivity to pain) effects of lidocaine cream and the hyperalgesic…
- Trial name
- NCT03102710
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Lidocaine cream, Capsaicin cream
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Stroke
Efficacy of TOCT and (tDCS) for Gait Improvement in Patients With Chronic Stroke
Stroke is one of the major causes of disability in the Western world. Initially gait is the most affected function, 80% of patients lose this ability.
- Trial name
- NCT01883843
- Testing
- real tDCS + TOCT
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Ferrara
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
Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Neural and Immune Correlates of CIPN and Possible Analgesic Effect of Non-invasive Motor Cortex Stimulation
Over half of cancer patients receiving common chemotherapy treatments experience painful nerve damage called chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN).
- Trial name
- NIBS4CIPN (NCT06522685)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation Soterix REMOTE 1x1 miniCT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Morgan State University
Healthy Older Adults
Influence of tDCS on Cortical Plasticity in Healthy Older Adults
The aim of this study is to investigate whether the anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the primary motor cortex (M1) in healthy older adults leads to an increase in cortical plasticity (change in motor…
- Trial name
- NCT01888055
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Parkinson' Disease
Effects of Physical Exercise Combined With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease
A controlled, blinded, and randomized clinical study will be carried out in a large sample of people with Parkinson's disease, where the combined effects of physical exercise and transcranial direct curren stimlation (tDCS) on…
- Trial name
- ExtDCSPARK (NCT07524400)
- Testing
- real tDCS and exercise, Exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Aphasia, Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) With Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) in Chronic Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to assess changes in language abilities of participants with chronic, post-stroke aphasia following an 8-week therapy period combined with brain stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT04142866
- Testing
- Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation, Speech-Language Therapy (SLT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of New York