Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Schizophrenia
The Effects of tDCS on the Neuronal Mechanisms of Cognitive Control in Schizophrenia
The purpose of this study is to better understand the neural correlates of cognitive control (CC) deficits in schizophrenia and determine how these mechanisms can be modulated by transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
- Trial name
- NCT03077347
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Cognitive Control
Supporting Cognitive Control Training With tDCS
Cognitive control (CC) is an important prerequisite for goal-directed behaviour and often associated with dysfunctional prefrontal activity within the cortex. This can be ameliorated by non-invasive brain stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT04108663
- Testing
- Effect of tDCS on cognitive control task performance
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 173 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Healthy
Neuromodulation-assisted Ego-disengagement: The NEURO-EGO Study Stage 2
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether brain stimulation technology can help people reach a meditative state quickly and easily without years of meditation training.
- Trial name
- NCT06601699
- Testing
- Transcranial electrical stimulation (TES), Transcranial electrical stimulation with temporal interference (TES-TI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) as a Cognitive Functioning Enhancement Treatment for ADHD Patients Compared to Healthy Controls
This study will examine the possible effects of tDCS (Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation) treatment to the left DLPFC on cognitive functions which were found to be deficient amongst ADHD patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04697316
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Aging
CONTROL Walking Study
Older adults often experience substantial deficits in walking ability, especially for walking tasks that are more complex such as obstacle crossing.
- Trial name
- NCT03790657
- Testing
- practice of a complex walking task, Active transcranial direct current stimulation (Active tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Impulsivity, Compulsive Overeating
tDCS for Impulsivity and Compulsivity in Obesity
Even when they know it can improve health, many individuals with loss of control eating struggle when they are trying to make and sustain new health habits for weight loss and maintenance of weight loss.
- Conditions
- Impulsivity, Compulsive Overeating, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04405089
- Testing
- Device: Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) coupled with cognitive training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Functional Recovery, Motor Rehabilitation
Cervical TsDCS on Stroke Patients
The present project aims to evaluate the facilitatory modulation of motor responses of the limb upper limb by tsDCS in patients with arm/hand hyposthenia after cerebral ischemia to verify the possible therapeutic benefits that…
- Trial name
- AMPLI-MOV (NCT06826274)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele Roma
Major Depressive Disorder
Impact of tDCS on Emotional Processing in Major Depression
Background: transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is an innovative treatment for major depression. However, its mechanisms of action are still unclear.
- Trial name
- EmoStim (NCT02793258)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Premenstrual Syndrome, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
CREST: Samphire Guided Care Program on Wellbeing, Work Productivity, and Quality of Life
This study evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of the Samphire Guided Care (SGC) program a 12-week structured digital health program combining clinician-led onboarding, at-home neuromodulation using the Lutea tDCS device…
- Conditions
- Premenstrual Syndrome, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Dysmenorrhea, Endometriosis
- Trial name
- CREST (NCT07679074)
- Testing
- Lutea Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Device, Samphire Guided Care Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samphire Group, Inc.
Acrophobia, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Efficacy of tDCS to Enhance Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Response in Acrophobia
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine whether transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) can enhance the effect of virtual reality exposure therapy(VRET) in acrophobia in college students with significant fear of…
- Trial name
- NCT05841329
- Testing
- tDCS, virtual reality exposure therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Prediabetes, Obesity
The Effect of Hypocaloric Diet Associated With tDCS on Weight Loss and Metabolic Profile
To compare four weeks of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) versus placebo associated with a reduced caloric diet on weight loss, glycemic control and regulators of hunger and satiety in overweight or obese subjects…
- Conditions
- Prediabetes, Obesity, Weight Loss, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT02683902
- Testing
- Active tDCS, Hypocaloric diet
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Cognitive Ability, General
INSIGHT, A Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Brain Training System
Adaptive reasoning and problem-solving are critical skills that allow for accurate decisions to be made based on varying levels of information.
- Trial name
- INSIGHT (NCT02780739)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training - 48 sessions, Fitness, Active Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 521 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Pain Modulation
Evaluation of the Hypoalgesic Effects of Transcranial Direct Current (tDCS) in Healthy Subjects
The main objective of this research is to evaluate and quantify hypoalgesic effects caused by imagination and observation with or without the presence of transcranial direct current (tDCS) in healthy participants.
- Trial name
- NCT04127253
- Testing
- Sooma transcranial direct current stimulation device plus Brain training tools, Brain training tools in isolation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Stuttering, Developmental
Investigating Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Enhance Fluency in People Who Stutter
This study aims to test whether the application of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) concurrent with fluency training results in improvements in speech fluency in adults with developmental stuttering, measured up to…
- Trial name
- INSTEP (NCT03335722)
- Testing
- Metronome-timed speech, Active tDCS
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Aging
Neural Underpinnings of Turning
Older adults and stroke survivors often have difficulty performing complex walking tasks, due in part to changes in the brain. One task often overlooked is turning, which can lead to injury when performed poorly.
- Trial name
- NCT05475236
- Testing
- Experimental: Locomotor Learning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Neural Correlates of Repeated tDCS
Healthy ageing and pathological ageing in the context of a neurodegenerative disease are both associated with changes in brain network integrity.
- Trial name
- NCT02997007
- Testing
- active tDCS
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Mobility Limitation, Cognitive Impairment
Combining tDCS and Neurorehabilitation to Treat Age-related Deficits of Mobility and Cognition: UPfront Walking Study
Loss of mobility and cognitive ability are serious conditions that threaten the independence of older adults. The objective of this study is to initiate a line of research to develop a novel therapeutic intervention to enhance…
- Trial name
- NCT03122236
- Testing
- Neurorehabilitation of Standard Walking, Neurorehabilitation of Complex Walking, Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (Active tDCS)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Boxing, Athletic Performance
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Promotes Punching and Movement Speed in Elite Male Boxers
This study investigates whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a safe and non-invasive brain stimulation technique, can improve punching and movement speed in elite male boxers.
- Conditions
- Boxing, Athletic Performance, tDCS
- Trial name
- NCT07862166
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS over M1, Anodal tDCS over DLPFC
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Sport University
Developmental Dyslexia
V5/MT Stimulation on Reading and Reading-related Measures in Developmental Dyslexia
The present study grounds on the absence of evidence-based treatment in individuals with developmental dyslexia (DD). At this topic, the present study will explore the potential effect of transcranial direct current stimulation…
- Trial name
- NCT05972200
- Testing
- Active HD-tDCS over V5/MT, Active HD-tDCS over V1
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
Aging
Augmenting Cognitive Training In Older Adults
A two-phase adaptive randomized clinical trial will examine the individual and combined impact of pairing cognitive training with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
- Trial name
- ACT (NCT02851511)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, tDCS (active stimulation), Educational Training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 379 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida