Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Mixed
Targeting Brain Physiology to Treat Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia Using TMS-EEG and tDCS
Agitation and aggression impose a tremendous burden on the individuals living with dementia, their families, caregivers, and healthcare systems.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Mixed, Dementia, Behavior Problem
- Trial name
- tTED (NCT03846492)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Exercise as a Primer for Brain Stimulation in Vascular Cognitive Impairment No Dementia (VCIND)
People with vascular conditions are at risk of having memory problems, and these memory problems increase the risk for further cognitive decline. Brain stimulation has been used to improve mood and memory.
- Trial name
- EXPRESS-V (NCT05079464)
- Testing
- tDCS, Exercise, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
TACS to Engage Theta-Gamma Coupling and Enhance Working Memory in Patients With MCI (tACS-MCI)
This study is looking at a new non-invasive brain stimulation methods called transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to see if it can improve working memory and thinking processes in people with Mild Cognitive…
- Trial name
- tACS-MCI (NCT06783283)
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, In Remission
Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease With CR Plus tDCS in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Depression (PACt-MD)
This 7-year randomized controlled trial will compare the efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation (trans-cranial Direct Current Stimulation - tDCS) combined with cognitive remediation (CR) versus sham ("placebo") tDCS combined…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, In Remission, Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, in Full Remission
- Trial name
- PACt-MD (NCT02386670)
- Testing
- tDCS + CR
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 375 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
Adaptive tDCS for Treatment-Resistant MDD
This pilot study aims to investigate the potential role of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in the treatment of treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (MDD).
- Trial name
- NCT02942368
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Deglutition Disorders
Clinical Trial on the Safety and Efficacy of Optimized Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for the Swallowing Function in Patients With Post-Stroke Dysphagia
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether the application of optimized transcranial direct current stimulation is more effective compared to sham stimulation for temporary improvement of swallowing function in…
- Trial name
- NCT06305949
- Testing
- Optimized transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- NEUROPHET
Social Anxiety
Augmenting Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
This study will examine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can be used to improve outcomes from exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder, and facilitate extinction of fear responding toward individuals…
- Trial name
- NCT03743571
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation, exposure therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Reno
Major Depression, Functional Dyspepsia
The Brain-Heart-Gut Connection
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) often co-occurs with cardiovascular and gastrointestinal symptoms, highlighting the importance of the brain-heart-gut connection in developing comprehensive treatments.
- Conditions
- Major Depression, Functional Dyspepsia, Autonomous Dysfunction
- Trial name
- BHG-CONNECT (NCT06748274)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Auditory Hallucinations
Auditory Control Enhancement (ACE) in Schizophrenia
The purpose of this clinical trial is to investigate neural markers of target engagement to further develop auditory control enhancement (ACE) as a novel, inexpensive, and noninvasive intervention to address treatment-refractory…
- Trial name
- ACES (NCT06155695)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Auditory Cognitive Control Training (ACCT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Brian A Coffman, PhD
Chronic Pain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neuromodulation + Prolonged Exposure Therapy: Evaluation of a Technology-Enhanced, Integrated Treatment for Pain and PTSD
The purpose of this study is to examine comparative effectiveness of two home-based telemedicine delivered interventions: transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) combined with Massed Prolonged Exposure (Massed-PE) vs.
- Trial name
- NCT07116109
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Massed-Prolonged Exposure (PE)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Using Exercise and Electrical Brain Stimulation to Improve Memory in Dementia
Mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease are conditions that involve memory difficulties. Transcranial direct current stimulation is a type of brain stimulation. It may help improve these memory difficulties.
- Trial name
- EXACT (NCT03670615)
- Testing
- tDCS, Exercise, Exercise Education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Schizophrenia
Effects of Brain Stimulation on Cognition, Oscillations and GABA Levels in Schizophrenia
People with schizophrenia often have problems with attention, learning and memory and other cognitive abilities that interfere with their work and school performance.
- Trial name
- NCT04267003
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Acute Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease, Post Stroke Aphasia
EFFECT OF ANODAL TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION ON NAMING IN APHASIC PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE
The use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for the management of deficits developed in stroke is a relatively new type of management option.
- Conditions
- Acute Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease, Post Stroke Aphasia, Aphasia Following Cerebral Infarction, Aphasia, Acquired
- Trial name
- NCT07496645
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Temporal Pole Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The goal of this open-label randomized controlledl trial is to explore the safety and efficacy of conventional transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) and transcranial temporal interference stimulation (tTIS)…
- Trial name
- NCT07045584
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, transcranial Temporal Interference Stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Fei Li
Subacute Stroke, Upper Extremity Function
AI-based Customized tDCS for Finger Motor Recovery After Subacute Stroke
The goal of this clinical study is to evaluate whether AI-based customized transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) using MR images is more effective than sham stimulation in improving finger motor function in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT07491029
- Testing
- AI-based Customized transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- NEUROPHET
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
Schizophrenia, Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Effects of tDCS and tRNS in Schizophrenia
The purpose of this study is to investigate the cognitive effects of different electrical stimulation modalities, such as transcranial direct and random-noise stimulation over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, in schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT06155786
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) active stimulator, transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS)
- Where
- 2 sites in Iran
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- The National Brain Mapping Laboratory (NBML)
Depressive Disorder, Cognitive Impairment
Optimizing tDCS Protocol for Clinical Use in Major Depressive Disorder
In this project, the efficacy of different tDCS protocols in major depression will be investigated. The tDCS protocols have already been investigated in humans, and results showed that stimulation intensity has a different effect…
- Conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Cognitive Impairment, Psychiatric Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06165445
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), multichannel transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The National Brain Mapping Laboratory (NBML)
Alzheimer Disease, Working Memory
Induction and Stabilization of Gamma Oscillations With 40 Hz External Brain Stimulation
The goal of the present studies is to develop and validate novel stimulation protocols for the entrainment of gamma oscillations, which are associated with many cognitive functions and critically involved in cognitive impairment…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Working Memory, EEG Brain Oscillations
- Trial name
- NCT06680154
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation, Theta burst stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The National Brain Mapping Laboratory (NBML)
Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Decline
40 Hz Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for Inducing Gamma Oscillations
This study aims to compare the efficacy of different 40 Hz tACS protocols in entraining gamma oscillations, which are linked to various cognitive functions and play a significant role in cognitive impairments like Alzheimer's…
- Trial name
- NCT06740864
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The National Brain Mapping Laboratory (NBML)