Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, completed
Stroke
Randomized Trial of Transcranial Theta-burst Stimulation and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Background: Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability. Non-invasive brain stimulation can induce significant and sustained improvements in functional outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT02031107
- Testing
- cTBS, cathodal tDCS
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Adrian Guggisberg
Stroke
Short Term Effects of Anodal Cerebellar vs Anodal Cerebral Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Stroke Patients
To compare the effect of anodal cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) vs anodal cerebral tDCS on balance, mobility and cognition in stroke patients in stroke patients
- Trial name
- NCT05115851
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS cerebellar stimulation group, Anodal tDCS cerebral (M1) stimulation group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Schizophrenia
Efficacy of tACS for Treatment of Auditory Hallucinations in Refractory Schizophrenia
The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) as an add-on treatment for auditory hallucinations in refractory schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT05282329
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating Current Stimulation (tACS)-active
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Anding Hospital
Healthy, Athlete
Effects of tDCS on High Level and Recreational Athletes
Healthy recreational and high level athletes will undergo 2 randomized, cross-over counterbalanced sessions of anodal tDCS or sham tDCS.
- Trial name
- NCT03893604
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Improve Hand Movement in Stroke Patients
This study will examine whether hand movement in stroke patients can be improved by applying electrical stimulation to the side of the brain affected by the stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT00307385
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
Transcranial Electrostimulation and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgery
Postoperative pain after major surgery for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), such as palatopharyngoplasty (PPP) and maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) is moderate-to-severe, and may persist for weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT03735004
- Testing
- Transcranial electrostimulation (TES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Acute Ischaemic Stroke
Combined tDCS+PNS After Acute Stroke
Recent work showed that application of peripheral nerve and cortical stimulation independently can induce 10-15 % improvement in motor performance in patients with chronic stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT01207336
- Testing
- combined transcranial direct current stimulation and electrical peripheral nerve stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Remotely Supervised tDCS for Slowing ALS Disease Progression
Most ALS care is centered on patient support and symptom management, making rehabilitation an integral aspect for slowing disease progression, prolonging life span, and increasing quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04866771
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Urinary Incontinence, Urge
Mindfulness + tDCS to Reduce Urgency Incontinence in Women
Urge urinary incontinence (UUI) is a common problem in older women, which vastly reduces quality of life. UUI sufferers frequently report situational triggers (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT04652869
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation, Mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Cynthia Conklin
Physiology
Physiopathology of Lower Cortical Activation in COPD Patients: Contribution of Cortical Neuromodulation
Patients with COPD have lower cortical activation and higher cortical inhibitory levels. The purpose of this study is to test the reversibility the lower cortical activation by counterbalancing the increased cortical inhibitory…
- Trial name
- NCT03368703
- Testing
- Anodal transcranial direct-current-stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 5 Santé
Low Back Pain
Enhancing Inhibition With tDCS in Low Back Pain
This cross-over study intends to use consecutive days of active versus sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to enhance descending inhibition and look at resulting clinical effects in people with low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03864822
- Testing
- High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Healthy, Schizophrenia
Modulating Human Cortical Plasticity With Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
Experience dependent plasticity is a fundamental property of the brain. It allows neural systems to adapt in response to environmental input and subserves the vital functions of learning and memory.
- Trial name
- NCT03114488
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Tinnitus
MaST: MEG and Brain Stimulation in Tinnitus
Tinnitus is the awareness of a sound in the ear or head without any outside source. It affects around 15% of people in the UK. About 20% of people with tinnitus experience symptoms that negatively affect their quality of life…
- Trial name
- MaST (NCT04978142)
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Stroke
Noninvasive Dual-mode Stimulation Therapy for Neurorehabilitation in Stroke
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) or transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been used for the modulation of stroke patients' motor function by altering the cortical excitability.
- Trial name
- NCT03390192
- Testing
- Dual-mode stimulation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Chronic Aphasia
Effects of tDCS Versus HD-tDCS for Stroke Rehabilitation
The purpose of this study is to assess the changes in language processing of patients with chronic aphasia after receiving non-invasive brain stimulation.Previous research using traditional transcranial direct current stimulation…
- Trial name
- tDCS- Aphasia (NCT01651884)
- Testing
- HD-tDCS (Soterix), Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (Neuroconn)
- Sponsor
- Soterix Medical
Multitasking Behavior
At-home Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation During Multitasking
The goal is to replicate in-lab results from transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) with at-home tACS.
- Trial name
- NCT04231825
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Infantile Hemiplegia
HEMI-STIM. tDCS and Intensive Therapies
Application of Transcranial Direct Current or placebo combined with Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) and bimanual intensive therapy (BIT) in infantile hemiplegia (4-8 years).
- Trial name
- NCT05226910
- Testing
- tDCS and intensive therapies
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Chronic Pain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Treatment for Warriors Experiencing Chronic Pain
The Veteran population has been known to deal with co-morbid chronic pain and PTSD. As a result, they use healthcare services at a higher rate than those Veterans with pain or PTSD alone which leads to an amplified burden on…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression
- Trial name
- Warriors (NCT05254379)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Epilepsy
Direct Cortical Measurement of the Intensity and Pattern of Current Flow Produced by TDCS
The primary study objective is to measure the electrical fields evoked by tDCS using subjects who have implanted intracranial electrodes as part of their evaluation for epilepsy surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02263274
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Promoting Adaptive Neuroplasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment
The aging US population threatens to overwhelm our healthcare infrastructure, especially since the rate of Alzheimer's disease (AD) alone is expected to triple in the coming decades.
- Trial name
- NCT02155946
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) Soterix Medical Inc. tDCS unit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development