Clinical trials: tDCS, completed
Mild Cognitive Impairment
The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Visual Attention in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Progressively causes the breakdown of cognitive functions and impairs quality of life for patients and their caregivers. In addition to memory impairment, visual attention is also compromised, even at the stage of mild cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT03974087
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Masaryk University
Stroke, Aphasia
Impact of Neuromodulation on Language Impairments in Stroke Patients
Up to 40% of stroke survivors suffer from aphasia, making recovery of language abilities a top priority in stroke rehabilitation. Conventional speech and language therapy may have limited effectiveness.
- Trial name
- NCT03699930
- Testing
- tDCS, Speech and language therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Total Knee Arthroplasty (Postoperative Pain), Total Hip Arthroplasty(Postoperative Pain)
Dose Dependent Effects of tDCS on Post-Operative Pain
The proper control of acute and chronic pain is one of the most important areas in health care. Despite the profound advances in neuroscience over the past 20 years, the investigators still largely use opiate narcotics, much as…
- Trial name
- tDCS-TKA (NCT02241967)
- Testing
- 4 Real sessions of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, 2 Real Sessions of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, 1 Real Session of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aphasia
NOn-invasive Repeated THerapeutic STimulation for Aphasia Recovery
The current standard of care for rehabilitation of patients with aphasia after stroke is conventional speech and language therapy (SLT).
- Trial name
- NORTHSTAR (NCT02020421)
- Testing
- rTMS, tDCS
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Alexander Thiel
Long COVID Fatigue, Brain Fog
Intensive Home-based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Long COVID
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) works to treat fatigue and other symptoms in adults with Long COVID.
- Conditions
- Long COVID Fatigue, Brain Fog, Chronic Pain, Depression Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07880171
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Basurto
Young Adults
Inhibitory Control: Effects of Modulation
Inhibitory control is relevant to many clinical disorders, including substance abuse/dependence, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT04247334
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
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
Chronic Pain, PTSD
Management of Chronic Pain and PTSD in Gulf War Veterans With tDCS+Prolonged Exposure
Gulf War Veterans (a DoD/VA defined service era corresponding to the first Gulf War under operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield 1990-1991), especially those who present with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), are…
- Trial name
- NCT04236284
- Testing
- Home-based tDCS, Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Neuropathic Pain
Analgesic Effect of Non Invasive Stimulation : Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of Opercular-insular Cortex
The aim of this study is to evaluate, versus placebo, the analgesic efficacy of the opercular-insular cortex stimulation with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), in both healthy subjects and chronic neuropathic pain…
- Trial name
- STIM-INSULA (NCT03015558)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation of opercular-insular cortex - anodal active tDCS session, transcranial direct current stimulation of opercular-insular cortex - active control session
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Perinatal Stroke, Cerebral Palsy
Enhancing Motor Plasticity After Perinatal Stroke Using tDCS
The purpose of this study is to test tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation), a type of non-invasive brain stimulation, to determine whether it can improve motor function in children with perinatal stroke and hemiparesis.
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT02170285)
- Testing
- Interventional TDCS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Multiple Sclerosis
A Pilot Trial of Remotely-Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (RS-tDCS) to Enhance Motor Learning in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
This is a randomized, double-blind pilot clinical trial to test a novel treatment approach to rehabilitate fine motor function in individuals living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) using anodal transcranial direct…
- Trial name
- NCT03499314
- Testing
- Active RS-tDCS +At-Home Manual Dexterity Training, Manual dexterity training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Postdural Puncture Headache, Lumbar Puncture
Effect of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Postdural Puncture Headache
Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is the most prevalent complication in patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic lumbar puncture (LP).
- Trial name
- NCT06640634
- Testing
- active in therapeutic tDCS (Th-tDCS): anodal transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (a-tDCS), active in preventive tDCS (Pr-tDCS): anodal transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (a-tDCS)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Neuromed IRCCS
Healthy
Neuromodulation of Cognition in Older Adults
This study will investigate whether transcranial direct current stimulation enhances the effects of cognitive training in healthy older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02137122
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Schizophrenia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) as a Treatment for Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenic
This trial attempts to evaluate the effects of intensive transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) on improving cognition in schizophrenia patients and changes in resting state brain network connectivity, especially…
- Trial name
- NCT02748083
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Normal Aging
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation to Enhance Cognitive Training in Older Adults
This research study explores the feasibility of pairing computer-based cognitive training (CBCT) with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a form of non-invasive brain stimulation, in order to enhance and preserve…
- Trial name
- MINDS (NCT04050046)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Computer-based cognitive therapy (CBCT)
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cerebral Palsy
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Versus Virtual Reality on Gait in Children With Spastic Diplegia
Spastic diplegia is the most frequent type of cerebral palsy (CP), and impaired gait is a common sequela of this condition. The investigators compared the effects of two novel research interventions transcranial direct current…
- Trial name
- NCT05670522
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation, Virtual reality
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Traumatic Brain Injury, Attention Deficit
Effect of Fixed vs. Tailored Intensity tDCS for Attention Deficit After TBI
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important global health concern. Recently, advances in neurocritical care have led to an increase in the number of recovering TBI patients, and concomittantly in the incidence of complications…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Attention Deficit, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT05302362
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Multiple Sclerosis
Cerebellar tDCS and Balance Training in PwMS
Many people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) have decreased balance and postural control, gait deficits, and a high frequency of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT04391023
- Testing
- Balance Training, 2 mA Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, 4 mA Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Dysmenorrhea Primary
Physical Performance and Analgesic Effects of tDCS in Primary Dysmenorrhea
Technological advances and non-invasive techniques to modulate brain function have been developed, including transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS).
- Conditions
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Dysmenorrhea Primary, Pain, Mental Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03184740
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Other Forms of Epilepsy, Treatment Resistant
TDCs to Treat Drug-resistant Epilepsy
Epilepsy is the fourth overall neurologic disorder, regardless of age and gender, affecting more than 50 million people worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT05825274
- Testing
- Active Cathodal tDCS
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spanish Foundation for Neurometrics Development