Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Stuttering, Adult
Bihemispheric Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation* on Speech Fluency
It will be determined whether bihemispheric stimulation (anodal to the left IFG and cathodal to the right IFG) is used with fluency-facilitating conditions for 5 consecutive days in individuals with stuttering and whether there…
- Trial name
- TDCS (NCT06278233)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Effects on Learning
The Effect of Timing of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Enhancing Learning During Cognitive Training
This project will investigate a novel strategy for enhancing cognitive training (CT). Specifically, the investigators aim to combine a non-invasive form of brain stimulation (tDCS) with CT.
- Trial name
- NCT01339585
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of New South Wales
Healthy Volunteers, Motivation
Neural Bases of Motivation
Effort-based decisions are essential in daily life but strongly impaired in apathy across various brain disorders. Now, significant research to unveil the neural causes of apathy is needed.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Motivation, Action
- Trial name
- MOTIVACTION (NCT07251816)
- Testing
- Cortico-cortical paired-associative stimulation (ccPAS), Bifocal transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), Combining transcranial temporal interference stimulation (tTIS) and oscillatory TMS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Cognitive Fatigue
Cause and Consequence of Neural Fatigue
While the scientific community understands quite well why muscles ache after prolonged exercise, the origins of mental fatigue remain totally mysterious.
- Trial name
- Fatstim (NCT02721745)
- Testing
- Natural Fatigue, tDCS, TMS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Primary Progressive Aphasia, MCI
tDCS Intervention in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects first and foremost language abilities. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is slowly progressive decline in a single domain of cognition (e.g.
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, MCI, FTD
- Trial name
- NCT02606422
- Testing
- Active HD-tDCS plus Speech-Language Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Multiple Sclerosis
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in Multiple Sclerosis
First the investigators will examine if the blood flow in the brain is different in patients with Multiple Sclerosis compared to healthy volunteers. HOW? The blood flow of the subjects is imaged by use of a special MRI-technique.
- Trial name
- TEMS (NCT06966128)
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
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
Healthy Participants
Externalization and Stimulation
The distinction between self-generated and external information is impaired in patients with schizophrenia, who are assumed to confuse imagination with real perceptions.
- Trial name
- STUPEFIX (NCT05936307)
- Testing
- High-definition transcranial direct current (HD-tDCS), active condition
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Parkinson's Disease, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Fine Motor Skills in Parkinson's Disease: a Pilot Study
The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on brain activity and fine motor skills in patients with Parkinson's disease compared to healthy controls.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting
- Trial name
- NCT02287207
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Dysphagia, Stroke
Fostering Eating After Stroke With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Swallowing difficulties are common after a stroke and can lead to serious complications like pneumonia and malnutrition. Unfortunately, there are no effective treatment for improving swallowing in stroke patients.
- Trial name
- FEASt (NCT01919112)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Infantile Hemiplegia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Attention Deficit
Infantile hemiplegia due to brain injury is associated with poor attention. Left-sided infantile hemiplegia affects the learning and acquisition of new skills.
- Trial name
- NCT04278430
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Majmaah University
Pelvic Pain, Healthy
Transcranial Direct Stimulation in Chronic Pelvic Pain
The purpose of this study is to determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is effective in reducing pain in subjects with chronic pelvic pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01143636
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Healthy Volunteers
Rapid Eye Movement Restoration and Enhancement for Sleep-deprived Trauma-adaptation
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether stimulating the brain with electrical current during naps can increase certain kinds of brain activity that happen during sleep and lead to improvements in emotional health…
- Trial name
- REM-REST (NCT06547086)
- Testing
- Transcranial electrical stimulation with Temporal Interference (TES-TI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Aging
Modulating Brain Activity to Improve Goal-directed Physical Activity in Older Adults
Although the majority of older adults are aware of the compelling evidence that regular exercise is critical to the maintenance of health into old age, most do not meet recommendations for daily exercise.
- Trial name
- Stim-Fit (NCT04278560)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Behavioral intervention to increase physical activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
tDCS, Golf Specific Performance
Wearable tDCS and Acute Golf Shot Performance
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been investigated as an ergogenic aid for two decades, but most sport evidence comes from laboratory stimulators operated by experimenters.
- Conditions
- tDCS, Golf Specific Performance, Athletic Performance Enhancement, Healthy Volunteer
- Trial name
- NCT07839910
- Testing
- Wearable transcranial direct current stimulation (Halo Sport 2)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Sport
Anxiety
Biological and Psychological Markers After Intervention in Adults With GAD
This clinical trial inestigates the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on anxiety symptoms in adult women with clinically relevant anxiety levels.
- Trial name
- AnsitDCS (NCT07116980)
- Testing
- 'Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation - tDCS
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Huntington's Disease, Tourette Syndrome
Brain Stimulation in Movement Disorders
Brain stimulation in movement disorders This trial will explore the effects of very gentle electrical stimulation of the brain in patients with movement disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT02216474
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Antisocial Behavior, Aggression
The Effect of Prefrontal Cortex Stimulation on Antisocial and Aggressive Behavior
This study investigates the effect of upregulating prefrontal cortex activity on antisocial and aggressive behavior and risk factors for such behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT02427672
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Healthy
A Pilot Study Investigating Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Enhance Mindfulness Meditation
The purpose of this study is to determine if a new technology applied while listening to a mindfulness meditation tape can affect one's ability to achieve a state of "mindfulness." The new technology is called transcranial direct…
- Trial name
- NCT02790619
- Testing
- tDCS via Chattanooga Ionto Iontophoresis System-Phoresor
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Musical Performance, Neuromodulation
tDCS and Musical Performance in Young Orchestra Musicians
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can improve the technical, expressive, and stage aspects of musical performance in young orchestra musicians aged 18 to 30 years.
- Conditions
- Musical Performance, Neuromodulation, Performance Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT06958081
- Testing
- Active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitário Augusto Motta