Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, completed
Major Depressive Disorder
Follow-up Study of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Treat Major Depressive Disorder
The investigators purpose is to follow remitted patients from their previous study using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS); as to verify whether this treatment prevents relapse.
- Trial name
- NCT01149213
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Hemiparesis, Cerebrovascular Disorders
Mechanized Gait Trainer Combine Transcranial Galvanic Stimulation (tDCS) in Chronic Stroke
Transcranial galvanic stimulation (tDCS), seems to promote motor recovery after stroke by stimulating (anodal) or inhibiting (cathodal) neural circuits in the brain.
- Trial name
- GT-1-tDCS (NCT01040299)
- Testing
- GangTrainer and tDCS, control group1, Control group2
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
Hemianopia, Quadrantanopia
The Use of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) to Enhance the Rehabilitative Effect of Vision Restoration Therapy
The purpose of our study is to explore the efficacy of combination of brain stimulation with visual rehabilitation in patients with visual field loss resulting from brain lesions.
- Conditions
- Hemianopia, Quadrantanopia, Scotoma, Visual Field Loss
- Trial name
- NCT00921427
- Testing
- Vision Restoration Therapy (VRT), Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Major Depressive Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
The project will investigate the use of a novel neuromodulatory technique, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT01078948
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Depressive Disorder, Major
Efficacy Study of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Treat Major Depressive Disorder
The purpose of this study is to determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation is an effective treatment for major depression, when compared (and combined) to sertraline and placebo.
- Trial name
- SELECT-TDCS (NCT01033084)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation, Sertraline
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Major Depressive Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Treat Major Depressive Disorder
The investigators purpose is to offer active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in patients of the investigators previous study who received either placebo or sertraline and have not responded.
- Trial name
- NCT01149889
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Depressive Disorder, Major, Bipolar Disorder
A Study of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Treat Depression
Depression is a common illness with an approximate lifetime prevalence of 17 %, conferring a large burden of disease in the community, often due to inadequate treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00763230
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- The University of New South Wales
Healthy Volunteers, Brain Excitation
Methods to Enhance Transcranial Direct Stimulation (tDCS)
tDCS has been shown to be an effective treatment for depression. However, tDCS is a relatively new clinical tool and more needs to be understood about its use.
- Trial name
- NCT01135953
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Transcranial direct Stimulation (tDCS) and D-cycloserine
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of New South Wales
Stroke
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
To investigate the efficacy of using transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to enhance the regaining of neurological function among post-stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01200719
- Testing
- transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
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
Therapy Resistant Major Depression
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Treatment-resistant Depression
tDCS applies a small amount of direct electric current (DC) to the brain by means of two electrodes: the one is an active electrode, localized on the effective site, and the other is a reference electrode, localized on some…
- Trial name
- NCT00667680
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) - Eldith DC-Stimulator
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Chronic Pelvic Pain, Interstitial Cystitis
Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Chronic Pelvic Pain
We will rigorously test whether modulation of the motor cortex by transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is an effective treatment for patients with chronic pelvic pain through the following specific aims: A) The primary…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pelvic Pain, Interstitial Cystitis, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Fibromyalgia
- Trial name
- NCT00554320
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Summa Health System
Amblyopia, Anisometropic Ambyopia
Visual Cortex Stimulation in Patients With Amblyopia
This study will examine whether direct current (DC) polarization (electrical stimulation) of the visual cortex can cause a temporary improvement of vision in an amblyopic eye of an adult.
- Conditions
- Amblyopia, Anisometropic Ambyopia, Amblyopia, Suppression
- Trial name
- NCT00097162
- Testing
- Anodal stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)