Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Anxiety Disorders
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Fear Extinction
Psychiatric disorders characterized by pathological fear and anxiety are common and often disabling. Despite their limitations, exposure therapies are among the most efficacious treatments for these disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT03907917
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Adams
Overweight and Obesity
Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Probiotic Supplementation in Overweight Adults
The aim of the current study is to investigate and compare the effectiveness of probiotic supplementation and tDCS stimulation on risky decision-making related to food choices in overweight people.
- Trial name
- NCT06035718
- Testing
- Probiotic Blend Capsule, tDCS
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tehran
Cognitive Functions
Effect of Various Intensities of tDCS on Dual Task Cognitive Functions in Normal Subjects
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a neuroregulatory method that delivers a weak straight tendency to neuronal areas with the intention of changing the brain's basic metabolic processes.
- Trial name
- NCT06252480
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)
Balanced, Electroencephalography
Immediate Effect of Electrical Noise Stimulation on Neuromuscular Adaptation of Balance
Noise stimulation had an immediate effect on improving balance control. The present study aimed to clarify the immediate neuromuscular adaptation induced by noise stimulation and find the correlation between neuromuscular…
- Conditions
- Balanced, Electroencephalography, Electromyography
- Trial name
- NCT05570890
- Testing
- electrical noise stimulation, Foam
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Tinnitus, Depression
Combined tDCS and TMS on Subjective Tinnitus and Combined Depression
The investigators combined transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to increase the effective response of a single session of neuromodulation in subjective tinnitus.
- Trial name
- NCT04262050
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Insulin Resistance, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Improving Insulin Sensitivity by Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Persons With Insulin Resistance
Efforts in curing and preventing obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) have been elusive thus far. One reason for that is the lack of understanding of the role of the brain in the development and treatment of the disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04052399
- Testing
- anodal transcranial direct current stimulation, cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Behaviors and Mental Disorders
Neurostimulation-enhanced Behavioral Remediation of Social Cognition in Schizophrenia
Social cognition concerns the understanding of how people think about others and how that, in turn, influences our behavior, feelings, and social interactions.
- Trial name
- NSOCOG (NCT03213600)
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation tDCS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Depression
Effect of ON-tDCS on Memory Function Improvement and Related Circuits in Stable Depression Patients
So far, antidepressant drugs have limited memory improvement. Transcranial direct current stimulation, as a non-invasive and safe neuroregulatory technique, is a new direction to improve memory.In this study, transcranial direct…
- Trial name
- NCT05634941
- Testing
- Active ON-tDCS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
Loneliness
The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Older Lonely Individuals
This randomized clinical trial aims to test the effects of 10 sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on social and emotional functions in lonely older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05937022
- Testing
- Experimental Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Pain
The Effects of Non Harmonic and White Noise on Human Pain Sensitivity: a Study of Healthy Volunteers
Study the effects of 60dB and 80dB white noise, 50-70dB and 70-90dB non harmonic tones on the basic pain threshold of subjects, including the threshold and tolerance of electrical stimulation pain,the threshold and tolerance of…
- Trial name
- NCT06165757
- Testing
- noise stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Metaplasticity, Healthy Subjects
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Associated With Physical Exercise: a Metaplasticity Study
This study aims to understand metaplasticity through the association of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and physical exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT02263092
- Testing
- Physical exercise, tDCS, Rest
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Stress Reaction, Stress Related Disorder
Research on the Effects of Combined Neurostimulation Protocols on Stress
The study examines the effects of the combined use of two different non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques targeting the DLPFC on stress reactivity and recovery.
- Conditions
- Stress Reaction, Stress Related Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03722095
- Testing
- active tDCS, iTBS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Depression
Brain Glucose Metabolism During Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
With this study we will be able to dose-dependently measure real-time glucose metabolism changes after non-invasively stimulating superficial parts of the dlPFC, a commonly used target in therapeutic tDCS applications.
- Trial name
- NCT02999607
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Concussed Athletes, Healthy Controls
Influence of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cortical Plasticity in Concussed Athletes
Concussed athlethes have discrete decreased abilities in motor learning. Recent research could further show, that cortical plasticity, as measured by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is reduced.
- Trial name
- NCT01593956
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Stroke
Explore the Effects of Cortical Priming on Visuomotor Stepping Learning in Persons With Chronic Stroke
This research study aims to understand the relationship between brain stimulation and leg skill learning in both healthy adults and persons with chronic stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT06681207
- Testing
- anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Borderline Personality Disorder
Cognitive Control of Negative Stimuli in BPD
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by impairments in the cognitive control of negative information. These impairments in cognitive control are presumably due to blunted activity of the dorsolateral prefrontal…
- Trial name
- NCT03636139
- Testing
- transcranial DC stimulation : anodal
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Freie Universität Berlin
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Enhance Cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment
The study will examine whether the effects of computerized brain training are enhanced when training is combined with mild brain stimulation in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT01653431
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of New South Wales
Parkinson Disease, Healthy Adult
Multiple Sessions of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in People With Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) affects approximately 1 million people in the US, with annual health care costs approaching $11 billion. PD results from a loss of dopamine-producing cells in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT04762823
- Testing
- Cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation at 4 mA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Schizophrenia, Psychosis
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Motor Function in Schizophrenia Patients and Individuals at Risk for Psychotic Onset
The purposes of this research are to investigate (1) if schizophrenia patients and at-risk individuals present bradykinesia and dyskinesia and (2) if tDCS improves motor performance in schizophrenia patients and at-risk…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Parkinsonism, Dyskinesias
- Trial name
- NCT04086160
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation device (Soterix Medical, New York, NY)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr WANG Shumei
Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain
tDCS Versus tsDCS for Endometriosis-related Chronic Pelvic Pain Treatment
The purpose of the study is to compare the analgesic effect of 2 mA anodal direct current stimulation on the right primary motor cortex (M1) (tDCS) with a similar stimulation on the spine (D10) (tsDCS) in healthy volunteers (HV)…
- Conditions
- Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Trial name
- DCSErCPP (NCT02958423)
- Testing
- Transcranial DCS Healthy Volunteers, Transspinal DCS Healthy Volunteers, Transcranial DCS CPP patients
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jean Schoenen