Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Aphasia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Intensive Therapy in Aphasia
Intensive therapy for aphasia has been demonstrated to improve language functioning after stroke or other neurological injury. However, recovery is generally not complete and new therapies are needed to improve outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT03510182
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
Comparative Effectiveness Research Trial for Antidepressant Incomplete and Non-responders With TRD
This is a multi-site, randomized, open-label, effectiveness trial comparing three treatment arms for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) patients with TRD who are currently on ongoing, stable and adequate antidepressant therapy…
- Trial name
- ASCERTAINTRD (NCT02977299)
- Testing
- Aripiprazole, Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), Venlafaxine XR
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 278 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Osteoarthritis of Knee
Pain Relief for OsteoArthritis Through Combined Treatment (PROACT)
This mechanistic clinical trial proposes to test whether a five-day course of mindfulness meditation training (MMT) and tDCS, and their combination, can enhance pain modulatory balance and pain-related brain function, reduce…
- Trial name
- PROACT (NCT03884374)
- Testing
- Focused Breathing and Attention Training (BAT), Standard Breathing and Attention Training (BAT), Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 317 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Brain Function
Modulation of Spontaneous Cortical Activity by tDCS: BRAIN Initiative I
This study will determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can be used alter the amplitude of spontaneous neural activity, and thereby modulate cognitive function in healthy adults
- Trial name
- NCT03672747
- Testing
- transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Alcohol Use Disorder, Eligible to go Into the MRI Scanner
Clinical Intervention in Alcohol Use Disorder
Long-term abstinence from alcohol is supported by a compensatory mechanism in functional brain connectivity, a potential brain biomarker that could be an intervention target.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Eligible to go Into the MRI Scanner, Short-term Abstinence From Alcohol Use (2 Week Abstinent)
- Trial name
- NCT02168400
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
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
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
Breast Cancer, Cognitive Dysfunction
Reducing Breast Cancer-related Fatigue and Improving Cognition With Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
This study will test the preliminary efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to improve fatigue and cognition in women with a history of breast cancer and persistent fatigue.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Cognitive Dysfunction, Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT03143894
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Cognitive Change
Patient Centered-Rehabilitation ver111090.1
As we age, a number of factors can reduce our cognitive (or thinking) abilities. This study will evaluate whether transcranial electrical stimulation (TES), which uses small amounts of electricity to modulate brain functioning…
- Trial name
- PCN1 (NCT03034954)
- Testing
- Active HD-tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Brain Stimulation and Meditation for Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of combined transcranial direct current stimulation and mindfulness for pain after total knee arthroplasty
- Trial name
- NCT05673720
- Testing
- active tDCS paired with active MBM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Migraine Disorders
A Study of Home-Delivered Neurostimulation for Migraine
There is a need for better preventive and abortive therapies for migraine. Previous research has indicated that non-invasive neurostimulation may have prophylactic effects on migraine and improve symptoms and functional outcomes…
- Trial name
- NCT03874351
- Testing
- non-invasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care
Drug Addiction, Executive Dysfunction
Bilateral Prefrontal Modulation in Alcoholism
In this study, eligible alcoholic inpatients recruited from a specialized clinic for addiction treatment, filling inclusion criteria and not showing any exclusion criteria, were randomized to receive the repetitive (10 sessions…
- Trial name
- tDCS_ALCOHOL (NCT02091284)
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
Multitasking Behavior
At-home Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation During Multitasking
The goal is to replicate in-lab results from transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) with at-home tACS.
- Trial name
- NCT04231825
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Suicide, Impulsivity
Effects of Neuromodulation and Cognitive Training for Suicide in Veterans (ENACTS)
Impaired executive function, such as impaired decision making and impulsivity, has been identified as an important contributor to the transition from suicidal ideation to suicide attempt.
- Trial name
- ENACTS (NCT05231213)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke
t-RNS After Hand Recovery in Chronic Stroke
Upper extremity (UE) paresis or weakness is one of the most frequent impairments after stroke. Despite intense rehabilitation, motor and functional recovery of patients with severe hand impairments is poor.
- Trial name
- NCT05489146
- Testing
- transcranial random noise stimulation and functional electrical stimulation facilitated task practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Amit Sethi
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Improving Visual Attention in Schizophrenia
This study investigates whether visual attention can be improved in individuals with schizophrenia by stimulating the brain via transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS).
- Trial name
- NCT03880227
- Testing
- Active anodal tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
HIV, Aging
A Novel Neurorehabilitation Approach for Cognitive Aging With HIV
The goal of this study is to conduct a small, self-contained project to test the hypothesis that tDCS will augment SOP cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) in older HIV+ adults.
- Trial name
- HtDCS (NCT02391311)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
The research objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of HD-tDCS to the preSMA/DACC region and its influence on verbal episodic memory in patients with MCI or dementia after 10 sessions of HD-tDCS.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05270408
- Testing
- Active Transcranial direct current stimulation (STARStim 8)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Major Depressive Disorder
Intensive tDCS for MDD: Feasibility Study
This will be a prospective, open-label, single-arm study to determine the safety and feasibility of an intensive treatment of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for major depressive disorder (MDD).
- Trial name
- tDCSintensif (NCT05194267)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)