Clinical trials: tDCS, completed
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Enhancing Spatial Navigation Using Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
Remembering how to travel from one location to another is critical in everyday life, yet this vital ability declines with normal aging and can be further affected by conditions that disproportionately affect the elderly, such as…
- Trial name
- NCT01958437
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke, Upper Extremity Paresis
NIBS With mCIMT for Motor and Functional Upper Limb Recovery in Stroke Patients.
Stroke is one of the leading causes of serious long-term impairment. According to the estimates, 12,500 people suffer a new or recurrent ischemic stroke in Chile annually, which shows the magnitude of the problem.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Upper Extremity Paresis, Electric Stimulation, Occupational Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT03452254
- Testing
- Active Bihemispheric Transcranial direct current Stimulation, Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Associative Memory in Healthy Subjects
Investigating Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Accelerating Learning in a Healthy Older Population
The overall objective of this study is to explore whether transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) can accelerate associative learning and boost associative memory in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT03467698
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Stroke
Functional Interest of Non Invasive Brain Stimulation During Physiotherapy at a Subacute Phase Post Stroke (Anodal Protocol): ReSTIM
Previous research that utilises single sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) have demonstrated functional improvements.
- Trial name
- ReSTIM (NCT01500564)
- Testing
- anodal tDCS (device) Eldith DC-Stimulator
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Language, Executive Dysfunction
Effect of Stimulation of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex on Language Control
This study aims to evaluate the effect of stimulation of prefrontal regions on language performance (e.g. word translation and picture naming).
- Trial name
- NCT02289521
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Fribourg
Drug Addiction, Executive Dysfunction
Bilateral Prefrontal Modulation in Crack-cocaine Addiction
In this study, eligible crack-cocaine addicted inpatients recruited from specialized clinics for substance abuse disorder treatment, filling inclusion criteria and not showing any exclusion criteria, were randomized to receive…
- Trial name
- tDCS_CRACK (NCT02091167)
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
Healthy Participants
MRI-tDCS Stress and Future Thinking Study
This academic study investigates how MRI-compatible transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) influences stress regulation and episodic future thinking in healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT07406503
- Testing
- tDCS - Active non-invasive brain stimulation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Motor and Cognitive Symptoms
Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial dIrect Current stiMulation (tDCS) in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) (STIM-PSP)
This is a double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial that aim to verify the safety and the efficacy of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognitive and motor symptoms in Progressive…
- Trial name
- STIM-PSP (NCT04655079)
- Testing
- Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Salerno
Major Depressive Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Young Individuals with Major Depressive Disorder: a Literature Review and Feasibility Study
Objectives: (1) To assess the therapeutic effects of tDCS on improving depressive symptoms in young individuals with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), relative to sham stimulation ; and (2) to evaluate the tolerability, and…
- Trial name
- NCT06518642
- Testing
- Sooma tDCS portable device - active stimulation
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Anorexia Nervosa
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a serious and often chronical eating disorder characterized by an extreme effort for weight loss and intense fear of becoming fat despite the obvious thinness.
- Trial name
- SANO (NCT03273205)
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Silvie Ceresnakova
Dysarthria, Stroke
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation as a Treatment for Dysarthria Post-stroke
The proposed study aimed to determine if tDCS can help post-stroke patients with dysarthria.
- Trial name
- NCT05497362
- Testing
- Real tDCS
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Brain Injury, Motor Skills Disorders
tES With Random Noise Stimulation Applied to Children With Brain Injury
50 children between 4 and 7 years old with moderate to severe motor impairment, 50% males 50% females will participate in an interventional study in two groups: placebo and experimental group.
- Trial name
- BrainInjury (NCT02656433)
- Testing
- Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation, Physiotherapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Spanish Foundation for Neurometrics Development
Ataxia, Spinocerebellar Ataxias
Cerebello-Spinal tDCS as Rehabilitative Intervention in Neurodegenerative Ataxia
Neurodegenerative cerebellar ataxias represent a group of disabling disorders which currently lack effective therapies. Cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive technique, which has been…
- Conditions
- Ataxia, Spinocerebellar Ataxias, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2
- Trial name
- SCA02 (NCT04153110)
- Testing
- Anodal cerebellar and cathodal spinal tDCS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
Pain
Neuromodulation of Lidocaine and Capsaicin Cream Effects on Pain Experience
The aim of this study is to use a brain stimulation tool called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to investigate the analgesic (reducing sensitivity to pain) effects of lidocaine cream and the hyperalgesic…
- Trial name
- NCT03102710
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Lidocaine cream, Capsaicin cream
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Tinnitus, Tinnitus, Subjective
Transcranial Electrical and Acoustic Stimulation for Tinnitus
Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) is an umbrella term for non-invasive brain stimulation using weak currents. It comprises transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), which is the most established and used method…
- Trial name
- tEAS (NCT04551404)
- Testing
- transcranial Random Noise Stimulation (tRNS) with acoustic stimulation (AS), transcranial Random Noise Stimulation (tRNS) without acoustic stimulation (AS)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
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
Stroke
Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Strength in Subacute Stroke
Loss of strength is a common complication post stroke which leads to loss of balance and walking ability. Variety of interventions are adopted to improve muscle strength after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT05878626
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Multiple Sclerosis
Cognitive Markers in Prodromal MS
The focus of this work is the evaluation of a measure of cognitive functioning- intra-individual variability (IIV) - derived from a computer-based continuous reaction time (RT) task (Cogstate) as an early marker of prodromal MS.
- Trial name
- NCT05543915
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Spinocerebellar Ataxias
Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Spinocerebellar Ataxia 38
Spinocerebellar ataxia 38 (SCA 38) is a very rare autosomal dominant inherited disorder caused by a mutation in ELOV5 gene, specifically expressed in cerebellar Purkinje cells, encoding an enzyme involved in the synthesis of…
- Trial name
- NCT05951010
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cagliari
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