Clinical trials: tDCS
Chronic Pain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Treatment for Warriors Experiencing Chronic Pain
The Veteran population has been known to deal with co-morbid chronic pain and PTSD. As a result, they use healthcare services at a higher rate than those Veterans with pain or PTSD alone which leads to an amplified burden on…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression
- Trial name
- Warriors (NCT05254379)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Parkinson Disease
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Treat Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
This study will examine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on gait (walking) problems and rigidity in patients with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00082342
- Testing
- Phoressor II (IOMED)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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
Pain
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Pain Perception
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new medical technology can temporarily alter pain perception. The new technology is called Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
- Trial name
- tDCS-CBT (NCT01860950)
- Testing
- anodal tDCS, cathodal tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Stroke, Acute
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as a Neuroprotection in Acute Stroke
This proposal is a prospective, single-center, dose-escalation safety, tolerability, feasibility and potential efficacy study of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in acute stroke patients with substantial salvageable…
- Trial name
- TESSERACT (NCT03574038)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Ankle Injuries and Disorders
Balance Training With tDCS for CAI
The purpose of this research study is to examine the efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation in addition to balance exercise for chronic ankle instability (CAI), a condition that develops following an initial ankle sprain…
- Trial name
- NCT04390048
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Pediatric Psychiatric Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
In this study, the investigators aim to understand the role of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in modulating aberrant neurocognitive processes implicated in pediatric patients with obsessive compulsive disorder…
- Trial name
- NCT04548609
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Self-Injurious Behavior, Self Harm
Treating Self Injurious Behavior: A Novel Brain Stimulation Approach
The purpose of this study is to explore the tolerability and effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as a potential treatment for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI).
- Conditions
- Self-Injurious Behavior, Self Harm, Self-injury, Self-inflicted Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04244786
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation, No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Aphasia
Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Improve Post-Stroke Aphasia
This study tests whether weak electrical stimulation of the brain is effective in improving language or reading difficulties occurring after a brain injury or stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT01709383
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Multiple Sclerosis, Neuropathic Pain
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Lower Neuropathic Pain in People With Multiple Sclerosis
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique that utilizes low amplitude direct currents applied via scalp electrodes to apply currents to the brain and modulate the level of…
- Trial name
- NCT03219073
- Testing
- Active tDCS using tDCS device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Thorsten Rudroff
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
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
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
Stroke
Robotic Therapy and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Patients With Stroke
Stroke is the second cause of death worldwide and represented the first cause of death in Brazil between 2006 and 2010. Most patients survive, and there is a need to develop cost-effective rehabilitation strategies to decrease…
- Trial name
- ROTS (NCT02416791)
- Testing
- Robotic Therapy, Active tDCS, Physical Therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Traumatic Brain Injury
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Motor Training for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Survivors
The aim of this study is to compare the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation and functional upper extremity task training to functional upper extremity task training alone.
- Trial name
- NCT01749735
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Armeo training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Schizophrenia, Cognition
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) As A Treatment For Cigarette Craving and Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenic
This is a study of the effects of tDCS on smoking, craving for cigarettes, cognition, and psychiatric symptoms in schizophrenic patients who are current smokers or have a history of regular cigarette smoking.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Cognition, Cigarette Smoking
- Trial name
- TDCSSCHIZ (NCT02128919)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Spinal Cord Injuries
Enhancing Corticospinal Activation for Improved Walking Function
For many people with spinal cord injury (SCI), the goal of walking is a high priority. There are many approaches available to restore walking function after SCI; however, these approaches often involve extensive rehabilitation…
- Trial name
- NCT03237234
- Testing
- Motor Skill Training, Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shepherd Center, Atlanta GA