Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, completed
Tinnitus, Subjective
MRI Study of Noninvasive Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in Tinnitus
The purpose of this research is to understand how a neuromodulation technique, transcranial electrical stimulation (tES), affects brain function in adults with chronic tinnitus measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging…
- Trial name
- NCT03544359
- Testing
- Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Depression, Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Therapy for Bipolar Depression
Bipolar disorder is a severe and disabling disorder. The course of illness is often progressive but is highly heterogeneous between individuals and within the lifetime for an individual.
- Conditions
- Depression, Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder, Mood Disorders, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05436613
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of East London
Healthy
Metaplasticity Experimental Design and Comparison of Motor Outcome Measure Sensitivity to Change
The overall objective is to validate the methodology of a metaplasticity experimental design by assessing change in motor excitability after administration of priming transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) followed by…
- Trial name
- NCT03304262
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Stroke
tDCS and Upper Extremity Function in Stroke
Research on the effects of Anodal transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on hand dexterity and quality of life in stroke patients is limited.
- Trial name
- NCT06454331
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Older Adults (50-90 Years)
Effects of Brain Stimulation During a Daytime Nap on Memory Consolidation in Older Adults
The beneficial effect of nocturnal as well as daytime sleep on memory consolidation is well-documented in young, healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT01840839
- Testing
- brain stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Chronic Pain, Endometriosis
THE EFFECT OF tDCS IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS
The purpose of this study is to determine if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is effective in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT02161302)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Aging
Neural Underpinnings of Turning
Older adults and stroke survivors often have difficulty performing complex walking tasks, due in part to changes in the brain. One task often overlooked is turning, which can lead to injury when performed poorly.
- Trial name
- NCT05475236
- Testing
- Experimental: Locomotor Learning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging
CONTROL Walking Study
Older adults often experience substantial deficits in walking ability, especially for walking tasks that are more complex such as obstacle crossing.
- Trial name
- NCT03790657
- Testing
- practice of a complex walking task, Active transcranial direct current stimulation (Active tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Schizophrenic Patients
Effects of tES Combined With Retrieval Practice on Semantic Memory in Patients With Schizophrenia
The semantic processing deficit stands as a central feature of cognitive abnormalities in schizophrenia. Both transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) and retrieval practice have been demonstrated as external techniques capable…
- Trial name
- NCT06547996
- Testing
- tES-tDCS group, tES-tACS group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Northeast Normal University
Bipolar Disorder, Schizo Affective Disorder
Causal Lesion Network Guided Treatment of Bipolar Mania With Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
Mania is a core symptom of bipolar disorder involving periods of euphoria. Decreased inhibitory control, increased risk-taking behaviors, and aberrant reward processing are some of the more recognized symptoms of bipolar disorder…
- Trial name
- NCT05445466
- Testing
- High-Definition Transcranial Electrical-Current Stimulation, High-Definition Transcranial Alternate-Current Stimulation, High-Definition Personalized Beta-Gamma Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Stroke
Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Aphasia Treatment
People with post-stroke aphasia are left with some degree of chronic deficit for which current rehabilitative treatments are variably effective.
- Trial name
- NCT02901574
- Testing
- Anodal or Cathodal tDCS, Computerized naming therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Primary Cervical Dystonia
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for Cervical Dystonia
There are two phases. Phase I: A single visit which includes a screening, clinical scales, and a MRI scan with simultaneous tES/sham tES in a randomized block design.
- Trial name
- NCT03369613
- Testing
- transcranial electrical stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Schizophrenia
tDCS to Enhance Cognitive Training in Schizophrenia
The primary aim for the study is to determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) enhances training gains on cognitive training (CT) tasks.
- Trial name
- NCT01733602
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- The University of New South Wales
Alzheimer Disease
Memory Functions in Mild Alzheimer's Disease
The overall objective of this project is to examine the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on episodic memory performance
- Trial name
- MemStim-lab (NCT04785053)
- Testing
- transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Stroke
Brain Electrical Stimulation to Enhance Recovery After Stroke
This study will examine whether brain stimulation using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation therapy can help patients recover strength and motor function more than…
- Trial name
- NCT00085657
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic Pain
Spaulding-Harvard Model System: Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Chronic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to see the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the pain associated with spinal cord injury. This study is part of the Spaulding-Harvard Model System.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic Pain, Neuropathic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01599767
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Chronic Pain
Effects of tDCS in Elderly With Pain Due to Knee Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if anodal tDCS stimulation over M1 may decrease chronic knee OA pain in elderly subjects with defective CPM.
- Trial name
- NCT03117231
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
Posture Training and Cerebellar Stimulation in Elderly People
Motor learning relies on both feedback and feedforward mechanisms to keep progressive optimization of motor behaviors in a coordinated manner.
- Trial name
- P (NCT04154397)
- Testing
- cerebellar transcranial stimulation
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Subjective Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Training and Brain Stimulation in Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease
The aim of this study is to investigate whether a tDCS-accompanied intensive cognitive training of working memory leads to performance improvement in individuals with prodromal Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- AD-Stim (NCT04265378)
- Testing
- anodal tDCS, Intensive cognitive training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Cocaine Addiction
Effects of tDCS on Craving, Relapse and Cognitive Functions Among Patients With Cocaine Use Disorder
Repetitive bilateral (left cathodal/ right anodal) transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) reduces craving and seems to decrease relapse risk in addiction.
- Trial name
- NCT03025321
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center