Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation and Occupational Therapy To Enhance Stroke Recovery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a non-painful, non-invasive, brain-stimulation technique called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with traditional physical-occupational therapy (OT) will…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident, CVA, Acute Stroke
- Trial name
- TDCS+OT (NCT00792428)
- Testing
- Real Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Augmented Exposure and Response Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
This study is investigating whether combining noninvasive brain stimulation with behavior therapy can help to improve outcomes for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
- Trial name
- NCT02329587
- Testing
- ERP plus tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Chronic Schizophrenia
The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Human Brains: A Neuroimaging Study
The purpose of this project is to examine brain function before, during, and after the administration of tDCS (Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation). The brain can perform its job well or poorly depending on many things.
- Trial name
- NCT02421146
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
STimulation to Improve Auditory haLLucinations
Investigating the effects of non-invasive transcranial current stimulation as a treatment for auditory hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- STILL 2 (NCT02360228)
- Testing
- tACS (alpha), tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Schizophrenia
Improving Cognition in Schizophrenia Using tDCS
This study will examine the benefits of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a new tool that is being developed as a safe and non-invasive neurostimulation method, for improving neurocognitive and social cognitive…
- Trial name
- ICDC (NCT02539797)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Schizophrenia, Cognition
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) As A Treatment For Cigarette Craving and Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenic
This is a study of the effects of tDCS on smoking, craving for cigarettes, cognition, and psychiatric symptoms in schizophrenic patients who are current smokers or have a history of regular cigarette smoking.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Cognition, Cigarette Smoking
- Trial name
- TDCSSCHIZ (NCT02128919)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Knee Osteoarthritis
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Older Persons With Knee Pain (Knee Pain and tDCS): Randomized Pilot Study
The purpose of this research is to study the effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on clinical pain, mobility disability, and pain sensitivity to gain a better understanding of the factors that cause pain and…
- Trial name
- NCT02512393
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Aphasia
Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Improve Post-Stroke Aphasia
This study tests whether weak electrical stimulation of the brain is effective in improving language or reading difficulties occurring after a brain injury or stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT01709383
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
HIV, Aging
A Novel Neurorehabilitation Approach for Cognitive Aging With HIV
The goal of this study is to conduct a small, self-contained project to test the hypothesis that tDCS will augment SOP cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) in older HIV+ adults.
- Trial name
- HtDCS (NCT02391311)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Traumatic Brain Injury
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Motor Training for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Survivors
The aim of this study is to compare the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation and functional upper extremity task training to functional upper extremity task training alone.
- Trial name
- NCT01749735
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Armeo training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Investigation of the Efficacy of tDCS in the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Type 1
The efficacy of the current standard non-pharmacological treatments for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a painful syndrome mostly occurring after musculoskeletal trauma, is suboptimal.
- Trial name
- NCT01960400
- Testing
- Graded motor imagery (GMI)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Treatment of Childhood Drug-Resistant Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, A Pilot Study
Background: Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe childhood epileptic syndrome with high pharmacoresistance. The treatment outcomes are still unsatisfied.
- Trial name
- NCT02731300
- Testing
- tDCS
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Khon Kaen University
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Transcranial Current Stimulation as a Treatment for Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia
Investigating the effect of non-invasive transcranial current stimulation on auditory hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Auditory Hallucinations
- Trial name
- NCT01963676
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Spinal Cord Injury
Skilled Motor Training and tDCS to Improve Leg Function After Spinal Cord Injury
The study investigates the effect of using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and skilled stepping training versus skilled stepping training with sham-tDCS in improving ankle and leg motor control in persons with…
- Trial name
- SLT (NCT01962675)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation + step training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Hemiparesis
Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Pediatric Hemiparesis
The primary objective of this proposal is to investigate the safety of use of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)in children with hemiparesis.
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT01636661)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Parkinson Disease
Effects Of tDCS With Physical Therapy On Rehabilitation In Parkinson's Disease
The present study aims to investigate the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) associated with physiotherapy in parkinson´s rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT01877148
- Testing
- tDCS, Physiotherapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Pain
Pilot Study of Transcranial Stimulation (tDCS)to Relieve Neuropathic Pain in Cancer Patients
This is a pilot study designed to collect preliminary data on safety and efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to relieve pain in cancer patients who developed neuropathic pain in the affected area after a…
- Trial name
- NCT01948050
- Testing
- non-invasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Medical Center
Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
Previous studies showed that anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to the left dorsolateral prefrontal (DLPF) cortex transiently improves performance of memory and attention.
- Conditions
- Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State, Disorders of Consciousness
- Trial name
- tDCS in DOC (NCT01673126)
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Cocaine Addiction, Cocaine-related Disorder
Prefrontal Cortex Stimulation as Treatment for Crack-cocaine Addiction
The use of crack-cocaine is growing at alarming rate in our country and it is absolutely worrisome the fast establishment of addiction to it.
- Conditions
- Cocaine Addiction, Cocaine-related Disorder, Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT01337297
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
Apathy, Alzheimer's Disease
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Apathy of Alzheimer's Disease
This is a phase 2 double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled study to investigate the effects of repeated transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of apathy in moderate Alzheimer's Disease in patients selected…
- Trial name
- NCT01481558
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo