Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Voice, Voice Range Profile
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Singers Voice
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can be used to temporarily and reversibly modulate brain functions and is an increasingly utilized tool to investigate the relationships between brain and behavior.
- Conditions
- Voice, Voice Range Profile, Voice Quality
- Trial name
- NCT06612528
- Testing
- tDCS, Flexible tube in water
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Children
Effects of Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation on Motor Learning in Typically Developing Adolescents
The goal of this study is to compare motor learning rates on two different tasks, when combined with non-invasive brain stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT06267339
- Testing
- transcranial random noise stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Burke Medical Research Institute
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Non Invasive Brain Stimulation for PTSD
This study is designed to identify changes in the brain that underlie symptoms of combat-related PTSD using brain imaging (fMRI).
- Trial name
- NCT02442843
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Chronic Pain, Spinal Cord Injury
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Visual Illusion on Chronic Pain Due to Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) combined with watching a visual illusion on chronic pain due to spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT01404065
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
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
Vascular Accident, Brain, CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)
Effect of Brain Stimulation on Stepping Performance in Stroke Survivors and Healthy Adults
Participants are being asked to participate in a research study conducted by Shih-Chiao Tseng, PT, Ph.D. at Texas Woman's University.
- Conditions
- Vascular Accident, Brain, CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident), Gait, Hemiplegic, Spastic Lower Extremity Weakness
- Trial name
- Gait (NCT04437251)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Fibromyalgia, Healthy Volunteers
Explosive Synchronization of Brain Network Activity in Chronic Pain
This project is being conducted to evaluate the impact of explosive synchronization (ES) and its treatment with non-invasive brain stimulation in fibromyalgia (FM).
- Trial name
- NCT04606095
- Testing
- EEG, Neuroimaging EEG/fMRI (Aim 1), HD-tDCS treatments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Injury at C5-C7 Level
Brain Plus Spinal Stimulation for Cervical SCI
The goal of this project is to strengthen residual corticospinal tract (CST) connections after partial injury using combined motor cortex and spinal cord stimulation to improve arm and hand function after spinal cord injury…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Injury at C5-C7 Level, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis
- Trial name
- NCT04727866
- Testing
- transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) - coronal, transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) - caudal, transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) - rostral
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bronx VA Medical Center
Corneal Pain, Chronic Pain
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Chronic Corneal Pain
In this study the investigators aim to examine the effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on pain levels as well as the changes in cognitive (thought) processing in individuals with chronic pain of the cornea…
- Conditions
- Corneal Pain, Chronic Pain, Neuropathic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01575002
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Schizophrenia
Brain Stimulation, Clinical Symptoms and Cognition
The purpose of this study is to test the impact of non-invasive brain stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), on auditory hallucinations, negative symptoms and cognition in schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT05053451
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Cognitive Deficit
Patient-Centered NeuroRehabilitation (PCN)
As individuals grow older, a number of factors can reduce our cognitive (or thinking) abilities such as "normal" aging, neurodegenerative diseases, and cardiovascular disease.
- Trial name
- PCN (NCT03036319)
- Testing
- Active tDCS, Cognitively based intervention, Active tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Motivation in Healthy Older Adults
Frontopolar Cortex and Motivation in Healthy Older Adults
Motivation represents a core aspect of goal-directed behavior as it determines how much effort individuals are willing to invest to reach their goals.
- Trial name
- NCT03197181
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Sleep, Sleep Hygiene
Electrical Synchronization of Slow Oscillations to Enhance Deep Sleep
This study applied slowly oscillating (0.5 hz) transcranial electrical stimulation (TES; frontopolar and lateral frontal electrodes versus mastoid and occipital electrode returns) to synchronize the endogenous slow oscillations…
- Trial name
- ESSOTEDS (NCT04461769)
- Testing
- Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory Company
Healthy Older Adults
tDCS Effects on GABA Concentration and Brain Functional Connectivity in Older Adults Of Working Age
The aim of this study is to investigate whether anodal tDCS over the left M1 leads to a decrease of GABA concentration and alterations of functional brain connectivity in older people, compared to sham tDCS.
- Trial name
- TRAINSTIM1 (NCT02794272)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Migraine
Investigation and Modulation of the Mu-Opioid Mechanisms in Migraine (in Vivo)
This study investigates whether non-invasive brain stimulation, given for 20 minutes/once per day for ten days (M-F) can reduce migraine pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02964741
- Testing
- Active Comparator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Healthy
Non-invasive Stimulation on Central Nervous System Excitability
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
- NCT02659826
- Testing
- anodal tsDCS, cathodal tsDCS, Gait training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Healthy Volunteers, High-level Sportsman
Effect of tDCS on Sport Performance for Two Categories of Athletes : Explosive Profile and Enduring Profile
The study aims to compare the effects of tDCS applied on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) vs sham on the neuromuscular system. Two types of athletes will benefit from stimulation: jumper and cyclists.
- Trial name
- COMPETE (NCT03937115)
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Fibromyalgia
Effects of tDCS on People With Fibromyalgia
People with fibromyalgia could experience physical and cognitive impairment as well as higher dual-task cost than healthy people when two tasks are performed simultaneously.
- Trial name
- NCT05266989
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Extremadura
Healthy Subjects
Effects of Brain Stimulation During Daytime Nap on Memory Consolidation in Younger, Healthy Subjects
The beneficial effect of daytime sleep on memory consolidation has been shown in young, healthy subjects. Especially, periods rich in slow-wave sleep (SWS) have shown a memory enhancing effect on hippocampus-dependent declarative…
- Trial name
- NCT01840865
- Testing
- brain stimulation, no stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Parkinson Disease
The Effect of tDCS on a Motor-cognitive Dual-task Performance of Parkinson's Patients
The concurrent performance of two tasks, i.e., dual tasking (DT), is a common and ubiquitous every day phenomena. For example, people frequently walk while talking on a cellphone or drive while talking to a passenger.
- Trial name
- NCT02503930
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center