Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, completed
Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Augmentation by D-Cycloserine as a Treatment for Depression
Among antidepressant treatments, Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) stands as the most effective in treating acute depression. However, patient concerns with the cognitive side effects of ECT have encouraged the development of new…
- Trial name
- NCT00869765
- Testing
- D-Cycloserine, tDCS (Eldith DC-Stimulator (CE certified))
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- The University of New South Wales
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
tDCS and Inhibitory Control in PTSD
Large samples (~2,000/yr) of adult undergraduate students at a large southern university will be pre-screened via the University of Kentucky SONA System (IRB#43626) to identify and recruit adult female participants who report a…
- Trial name
- NCT06100731
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Gopalkumar Rakesh
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
Stroke
Stimulating Language in Subacute StrokE
The investigators will study the effects of transcranial direct current (tDCS) stimulation during language therapy for naming in individuals with aphasia in the acute and subacute post stroke period.
- Trial name
- SLISSE (NCT02674490)
- Testing
- A-tDCS (1 mA), SALT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Macular Degeneration
Improving Vision in Adults With Macular Degeneration
The purpose of this study is to test whether a kind of brain stimulation called anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS) can improve the ability of people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or juvenile…
- Trial name
- NCT04111068
- Testing
- anodal tDCS Active Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Healthy
Cognitive Stimulation Study
This study will evaluate the influence of non-invasive brain stimulation on different elements of cognitive function in healthy persons between the ages of 18-90 years.
- Trial name
- CogStim (NCT02067689)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Other Forms of Epilepsy, Treatment Resistant
TDCs to Treat Drug-resistant Epilepsy
Epilepsy is the fourth overall neurologic disorder, regardless of age and gender, affecting more than 50 million people worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT05825274
- Testing
- Active Cathodal tDCS
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spanish Foundation for Neurometrics Development
Fibromyalgia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) as Treatment Method for Pain in Fibromyalgia
The purpose of this study is to investigate Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as treatment method for pain in fibromyalgia.
- Trial name
- NCT01598181
- Testing
- tDCS NeuroConn DC-stimulator plus
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
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
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
Inter-individual Variability
Using Electroencephalography (EEG) and Transcranial Current Stimulation (tCS) to Study and Modulate Cognition Study
Inter-individual variability in responsiveness to interventions poses great challenges for translational neuroscience, and health care in general.
- Trial name
- NCT03293316
- Testing
- Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Essential Tremor
Experimental Therapeutics in Essential Tremor Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
The purpose of this study is to determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) delivered over the motor cortex or the cerebellum can improve essential tremor and to identify the cerebral mechanisms involved in…
- Trial name
- ELECTRE (NCT01579435)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
A Clinical Trial on the Efficacy of tDCS) in Reducing Alcohol Consumption in Non-abstinent Patients (REDSTIM)
The study evaluates the efficacy of 1 week of tDCS (5 sessions) placebo in reducing alcohol consumption within the 24 weeks following the treatment in non-abstinent patients with alcohol use disorders versus placebo.
- Trial name
- REDSTIM (NCT02505126)
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 339 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Mild Cognitive Impairment
The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Visual Attention in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Progressively causes the breakdown of cognitive functions and impairs quality of life for patients and their caregivers. In addition to memory impairment, visual attention is also compromised, even at the stage of mild cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT03974087
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Masaryk University
Major Depression
Trial of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Depression
Among antidepressant treatments, ECT stands as the most effective in treating acute depression. However, patient concerns with the cognitive side effects of ECT have encouraged the development of new and more focal forms of brain…
- Trial name
- NCT01263275
- Testing
- tDCS (Eldith DC-Stimulator (CE certified))
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- The University of New South Wales
Depression
Brain Glucose Metabolism During Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
With this study we will be able to dose-dependently measure real-time glucose metabolism changes after non-invasively stimulating superficial parts of the dlPFC, a commonly used target in therapeutic tDCS applications.
- Trial name
- NCT02999607
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Aphasia, Non-fluent Aphasia
Combining tDCS and CILT in Non-fluent Aphasia
The long-term goal of this work is to determine if combining a highly intensive, task-specific behavioral language intervention with modulation of the efferent cerebellar-cortical pathway using transcranial direct current…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Non-fluent Aphasia, Stroke, Brain Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT05561400
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Healthy
Behavioral and Neurophysiological Effects of Multichannel Executive Network tDCS Combined With Preferred Music Stimulation
This study aims at comparing the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with music on neurophysiological outcomes in healthy participants.
- Trial name
- NCT04705532
- Testing
- tDCS, Music, White noise
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
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
Alzheimer Disease
Therapeutic Effect of Direct Current Stimulation on Cognitive Function of Mild to Moderate Alzheimer Patients
The current study is planed to compare the efficacy of real (anodal and cathodal) vs sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) on cognitive functions and…
- Trial name
- NCT01746498
- Testing
- Direct current stimulation using Anodal electrode, direct current stimulation using cathodal electrode
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University