Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, completed
Aging
Brain Stimulation and Cognitive Training in Healthy Older Adults
The aim of this study is to investigate whether a tDCS-accompanied intensive cognitive training of working memory leads to performance improvement in healthy older individuals.
- Trial name
- TrainStim (NCT03838211)
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS, Intensive cognitive training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Parkinson Disease, Pain
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Parkinson´s Disease-related Pain
Pain is an under-reported but prevalent symptom in Parkinson´s Disease (PD), impacting patients' quality of life. Both pain and PD conditions cause cortical excitability reduction, but non-invasive brain stimulation is thought to…
- Trial name
- NCT04651699
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Parkinson Disease
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Treat Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
This study will examine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on gait (walking) problems and rigidity in patients with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00082342
- Testing
- Phoressor II (IOMED)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Cognitive Flexibility
Modulation of Cognitive Flexibility by Tyrosine Depletion and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) and dopamine (DA) have been implicated in the control of cognitive flexibility. However, while a great deal of what it is know regarding a causative relationship between cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT03462303
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS and tyrosine depleted drink, Anodal tDCS and balanced drink
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Hallam University
Healthy
4 mA tDCS, Estrogen, and Leg Muscle Fatigability
The majority of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) studies have failed to consider sex as a modulating factor. This neglect may partly account for the high inter-subject variability bemoaned by many tDCS investigators…
- Trial name
- NCT04471805
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation 4 mA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Depression, Physical Activity
tDCS for Increasing Exercise Adherence in Depressed Individuals
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) for increasing exercise adherence among low active individuals with elevated depressive symptoms.
- Trial name
- StRIDE (NCT03178903)
- Testing
- tDCS, Aerobic Exercise (AE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Hemispatial Neglect
Sleep as a Model to Understand and Manipulate Cortical Activity in Order to Promote Functional Recovery After Stroke
Brain functions are supported by multiple cell types, including neuronal and non-neuronal cells that are connected into complex networks.
- Trial name
- SSS (NCT03090711)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Motor Learning
How Many Days Would You Want to Practice a Skill to Achieve it?
Practice is required to improve your shot in basketball or to play a musical instrument. The learning of these motor skills can be further enhanced by non-invasively stimulating regions of the brain that control movements with…
- Trial name
- NCT03249961
- Testing
- Anodal TDCS, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Electrical Brain Stimulation and Pharmacological Treatments in Autism Spectrum Disorder
This project aims to comparing the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation with common pharmacological treatments on behavioral problems and cognitive deficits of children with autism spectrum disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05491720
- Testing
- RisperiDONE 1 MG/ML, transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- The National Brain Mapping Laboratory (NBML)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
tDCS for Treatment Resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
It's a multicentric, randomized, controlled study concerning 100 patients with treatment-resistant obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD).
- Trial name
- tDCS-TOC (NCT03304600)
- Testing
- Active stimulation
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit
MAjor Depressive Disorder
Comparison of Two tDCS Protocols for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
Transcranial direct cranial stimulation (tDCS) is a novel technique based on the application of a weak electrical current over the scalp through two electrodes - the anode, which facilitates neuronal depolarization, and the…
- Trial name
- NCT01877447
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Stroke
Association Between Brain Stimulations for the Rehabilitation of Chronic Stroke Patients
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is a cerebrovascular disease with high incidence and morbidity in the Brazilian population, and is considered a major cause of disability in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02817867
- Testing
- tDCS, TMS, tDCS + TMS
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of 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
Healthy
Dual Site-Dual Channel Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for Motor Function in Healthy Subjects
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of dual site-dual channel non-invasive brain stimulation for recovery of motor function in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT03486795
- Testing
- M1 stimulation, PMC stimulation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Noninvasive Dual-mode Stimulation Therapy for Neurorehabilitation in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) or transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been used for the modulation of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients' cognitive function by altering the cortical…
- Trial name
- NCT03647345
- Testing
- High-frequency rTMS on left DLPFC+anodal tDCS on right DLPFC, High-frequency rTMS on left DLPFC+cathodal tDCS on right DLPFC
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Healthy Aging
Modulating Prospective Memory in Older Adults With Non-invasive Brain Stimulation
Prospective memory is the ability to remember to carry out intentions with a certain delay (e.g. remember to buy stamps when passing a postal office).
- Trial name
- NCT04882527
- Testing
- Non-invasive brain stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Dyslexia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in the Treatment of Dyslexia.
The present study grounds on the absence of evidence-based treatment in individuals with dyslexia. At this topic, the present study will explore the potential effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over…
- Trial name
- NCT04244578
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
Stroke, Aphasia
Improving Aphasia Using Electrical Brain Stimulation
Language and communication are essential for almost every aspect of human life, but for people who have aphasia, a language processing disorder that can occur after stroke or brain injury, even simple conversations can become a…
- Trial name
- NCT04963803
- Testing
- Active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Language Specific Attention Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Syracuse University
Stroke, Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Most Effective Stimulation Site in Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Gait Recovery After Stoke
The aim of this study is to investigate the most effective stimulation site in transcranial direct current stimulation for gait recovery after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT03460886
- Testing
- Ipsilesional stimulation, Contralesional stimulation, Walking on treadmill
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Internet Gaming Disorder
Regulation of Craving in Internet Gamers
This project aims to investigate (1) the behavioral and neural mechanisms of regulation of craving in Internet gamers; (2) effects of tDCS over the dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) on craving and regulation of craving and…
- Trial name
- NCT03352973
- Testing
- active tDCS on the dlPFC
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Normal University