Clinical trials: tDCS, completed
Stroke
Effects of tDCS Combined With mCIMT or Mental Practice in Poststroke Patients
This study aims to evaluate systematically and controlled the effectiveness of mental practice techniques and modified constraint- induced movement therapy (mCIMT)in the treatment of post-stroke patients with motor deficit in the…
- Trial name
- NCT01879787
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Stroke
Efficacy of TOCT and (tDCS) for Gait Improvement in Patients With Chronic Stroke
Stroke is one of the major causes of disability in the Western world. Initially gait is the most affected function, 80% of patients lose this ability.
- Trial name
- NCT01883843
- Testing
- real tDCS + TOCT
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Ferrara
Parkinson Disease
Modulation of Cognitive Control Via Transcranial Continuous Electrical Stimulation of Additional Motor Areas in Parkinson's Patients
In Parkinson's disease (PD), recent work has shown that dopaminergic treatments alter one of the two aspects of impulsivity: they do not alter the propensity to produce "automatic" responses, but deteriorate the ability to…
- Trial name
- STAR-PARK (NCT04897633)
- Testing
- transcranial electric stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Schizophrenia
Improving Cognition in Schizophrenia Using Non-invasive Brain Stimulation
This is a double-blind sham-controlled study to evaluate the effects of the combination of non-invasive brain stimulation, i.e. transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), with brief cognitive training (CT) on cognition in…
- Trial name
- NCT04184830
- Testing
- non-invasive brain stimulation
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Schizophrenia
Treatment of Negative Symptoms and Schizophrenia
The aim of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of a neuromodulation technique, tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) used as a complementary treatment on negative symptoms.
- Trial name
- STICCS (NCT02204787)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Using Exercise and Electrical Brain Stimulation to Improve Memory in Dementia
Mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease are conditions that involve memory difficulties. Transcranial direct current stimulation is a type of brain stimulation. It may help improve these memory difficulties.
- Trial name
- EXACT (NCT03670615)
- Testing
- tDCS, Exercise, Exercise Education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Depression
MRI-Guided High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Depression
The purpose of this research is to understand how a neurostimulation technique, transcranial electrical stimulation (tES), affects brain function in adults with major depression measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging…
- Trial name
- NCT05090397
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (FRONT)
Neuromodulation techniques for the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) have expanded with the greater understanding of the brain circuits involved in this disorder.
- Trial name
- FRONT (NCT02743715)
- Testing
- Active tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
COVID-19, Post-COVID-19
Cognitive Training and Brain Stimulation in Patients With Post-COVID-19 Cognitive Impairment
The aim of the study is to investigate effects of brain stimulation-assisted cognitive training in patients with persistent subjective or objective cognitive impairment after polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-positive COVID-19…
- Trial name
- NCT04944147
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS, Intensive cognitive training, Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Primary Progressive Aphasia
In the present sham-controlled study, the investigators examine whether tDCS could be used to enhance language abilities (e.g., picture naming) in individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) primarily characterized by…
- Trial name
- NCT02928848
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Enhancing Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease
The investigators have developed a low-risk transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES) treatment that has improved learning and performance in young adults up to nearly 4 times when compared with a sham control.
- Trial name
- MEMORI (NCT05077826)
- Testing
- North Coast Medical Activadose II
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Mind Research Network
Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Behavioral Variant
Non-invasive Stimulation of Brain Networks and Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia
This pilot study aims to test clinical and connectivity changes following non-invasive stimulation of disease-specific networks in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD).
- Trial name
- NetCogBs (NCT03422250)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Schizophrenia, Cognitive Deficits
Augmentation of Working Memory Training With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Patients With Schizophrenia
Cognitive impairment is a core symptom of schizophrenia and is in a large part responsible for the poor psychosocial outcome of the disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT03621540
- Testing
- active tDCS, Adaptive working memory training
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Depressive Disorder
The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cognitive Side Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for a variety of psychiatric disorders. However, despite continued advances in ECT technique, neurocognitive dysfunction continues to be a frequent adverse effect.
- Trial name
- NCT02897843
- Testing
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Tinnitus, Depression
Combined tDCS and TMS on Subjective Tinnitus and Combined Depression
The investigators combined transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to increase the effective response of a single session of neuromodulation in subjective tinnitus.
- Trial name
- NCT04262050
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Osteo Arthritis Knee, Chronic Pain
Addition of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation to an Education and Exercise Program in Subjects With Chronic Pain Due to Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis has a very high prevalence in the population over 50 years of age. Patients with osteoarthritis often suffer from chronic pain that becomes disabling, affecting both quality of life and mental and physical…
- Trial name
- NCT05138471
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), TENS, Exercise and General Education
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Murcia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Dementia
DAOIB Combined With tDCS for Early-phase Dementia
This is a 24-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. We will enroll patients with aMCI or mild AD. All patients will receive 2 weeks of tDCS (5 sessions per week, 10 sessions in total) during the first 2 weeks of…
- Trial name
- NCT04737096
- Testing
- DAOIB, tDCS
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Orthostatic Hypotension, Postural Hypotension
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for Management of Orthostatic Instability in Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Individuals with acute cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) can suffer from an excessive and prolonged fall in blood pressure when assuming an upright position, such as transitioning from lying to sitting or standing, a condition…
- Trial name
- NCT01874782
- Testing
- transcranial electrical stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Post-stroke Depression
Developing an EEG Probe for Studying and Modulating Cognitive Control
This study aims to investigate effects of transcranial current stimulation (tES) and transcutaneous direct current stimulation (tsDCS) associated changes on fronto-parietal EEG and cognitive performance in patients with post…
- Trial name
- PSD (NCT05612659)
- Testing
- Transcranial Electrical stimulation, Transcutaneous direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Primary Progressive Aphasia, PPA
Rehabilitating and Decelerating Language Loss in Primary Progressive Aphasia With tDCS Plus Language Therapy
People with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) are is a debilitating disorder characterized by the gradual loss of language functioning, even though cognitive functioning is relatively well preserved until the advanced stages of…
- Trial name
- NCT03728582
- Testing
- Active tDCS plus Speech-Language Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University