Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA)
The purpose of this study is to establish the feasibility of a program of remotely supervised transcranial direct current stimulation (RS-tDCS) paired with language skills practice for people living with the semantic or logopenic…
- Trial name
- NCT05615922
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Word-Naming Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Hypersomnia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Therapy for Central Hypersomnia Without Cataplexy
1. To determine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on vigilance in subjects with central hypersomnia without cataplexy. 2.
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT03198156)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
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
Shift-Work Sleep Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Therapy for Sleepiness Related to Shift Work Disorder (tDCS-SWORD)
1. To determine the effects of tDCS on subjective measures of sleepiness in night-shift workers with shift work disorder. 2. To determine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on vigilance in night-shift…
- Trial name
- tDCS-SWORD (NCT03879044)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Cognitive Control, Executive Function
Effect of Cross Frequency tACS on Cognitive Control
Investigation of frequency specific transcranial alternating current stimulation on cognitive control signals in frontal cortex
- Trial name
- NCT03800030
- Testing
- Theta-gamma tACS, Delta-beta tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Intoxication
Mindfulness-Based Intervention and Transcranial Direct Current Brain Stimulation to Reduce Heavy Drinking
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) impacts millions of Americans and is associated with significant behavioral, social, economic, medical, and neurobiological dysfunction, yet current behavioral treatments for AUD are only modestly…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Intoxication, Alcoholism
- Trial name
- MBItDCS (NCT02861807)
- Testing
- Brain stimulation with mindfulness-based relapse prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Dysexecutive Syndrome, Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
Home-based Brain Stimulation Treatment for Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)
The main goal of this study is to improve dysexecutive symptoms (e.g., sustained attention, processing speed) in patients exhibiting post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) through home-based transcranial direct current…
- Trial name
- NCT05092516
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Transcranial Current Stimulation as a Treatment for Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia
Investigating the effect of non-invasive transcranial current stimulation on auditory hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Auditory Hallucinations
- Trial name
- NCT01963676
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Stroke, Healthy
Use of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Coupled With Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in Stroke Patient
The purpose of this study is to determine whether noninvasive brain stimulation associated with motor learning offers an additional benefit than motor learning alone in patients with stroke.
- Trial name
- tdcs (NCT01143649)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT), transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Nicotine Use Disorder, Substance Use Disorders
Temporal Interference Neurostimulation and Addiction
This project aims to develop a line of research using new non-invasive neurostimulation technology to treat adults with opioid use disorders (OUDs).
- Trial name
- NCT04432064
- Testing
- Active TI-NDBS, tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Alzheimer Disease
tACS for Amyloid-β Reduction in Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid-β (Aβ) plaque buildup and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) in the brain, as well as widespread neurodegeneration.
- Trial name
- NCT03290326
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hyperphagia, Prader-Willi Syndrome
Pilot Study of Startle-response Test to Assess Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation-induced Modulation of Hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as it modifies hyperphagia in obese subjects, non-obese subjects, and subjects with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).
- Trial name
- NCT01863017
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Neuropathic Pain
Addressing Disparities in Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation: A Mixed Methods Approach to Optimize Access for Underrepresented Racial Minorities
The purpose of this study is to: 1. Development of culturally sensitive videos for enhance informed consent with neurostimulation and determination of factors that influence minority interest in participating in neurostimulation…
- Trial name
- NCT05896202
- Testing
- taVNS Video, Educational materials, TMS Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
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
Multiple Sclerosis, Neurological Disorder
Cognitive Remediation Augmented With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
The proposed study will test the feasibility and tolerability of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) added to a cognitive remediation program in n=100 adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03049969
- Testing
- tDCS stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
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
Working Memory
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation to Control Large-Scale Brain Networks
This project will assess the feasibility of traveling wave transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to modify working memory performance and large-scale brain connectivity in surgical epilepsy patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04680481
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Chronic Pain, Psychiatric Disorders
Adjunctive Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is an investigational device that has not been approved for the treatment of any medical condition by the FDA but is allowed to be used for research purposes.
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT02665988)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Stroke, Ischemic, Motor Activity
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Post-stroke Motor Recovery
This research study is to find out if brain stimulation at different dosage level combined with an efficacy-proven rehabilitation therapy can improve arm function.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Ischemic, Motor Activity, Upper Extremity Paralysis
- Trial name
- TRANSPORT 2 (NCT03826030)
- Testing
- Low dose tDCS, High dose tDCS, mCIMT
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation and Occupational Therapy To Enhance Stroke Recovery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a non-painful, non-invasive, brain-stimulation technique called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with traditional physical-occupational therapy (OT) will…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident, CVA, Acute Stroke
- Trial name
- TDCS+OT (NCT00792428)
- Testing
- Real Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center