Clinical trials: tDCS, completed
Anxiety Disorders
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Fear Extinction
Psychiatric disorders characterized by pathological fear and anxiety are common and often disabling. Despite their limitations, exposure therapies are among the most efficacious treatments for these disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT03907917
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Adams
Parkinson Disease, Pain
Transcranial Alternating Current for Oscillopathies
The need for non-invasive, non-pharmacological and cost-effective therapeutic options has revived the use of transcranial current stimulation, either direct (tDCS) or alternating (tACS), in a wide range of pathologies and…
- Trial name
- tACS_EEG (NCT03221413)
- Testing
- transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Parkinson Disease
An Open-label Study on the Clinical Efficacy of tDCS Intervention in PD
To demonstrate that intervention targeting the primary motor area (M1) using transcranial Direct Current Stimulation can improve sleep symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease.
- Conditions
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Parkinson Disease, Primary Left Motor Cortex
- Trial name
- NCT06566313
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Anhui Medical University
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
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
Apathy, Alzheimer's Disease
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Apathy of Alzheimer's Disease
This is a phase 2 double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled study to investigate the effects of repeated transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of apathy in moderate Alzheimer's Disease in patients selected…
- Trial name
- NCT01481558
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Pain
The Effects of Non Harmonic and White Noise on Human Pain Sensitivity: a Study of Healthy Volunteers
Study the effects of 60dB and 80dB white noise, 50-70dB and 70-90dB non harmonic tones on the basic pain threshold of subjects, including the threshold and tolerance of electrical stimulation pain,the threshold and tolerance of…
- Trial name
- NCT06165757
- Testing
- noise stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Persistent Post Traumatic Headache, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Remotely Supervised tDCS for Persistent Post-traumatic Headache
This pilot study is designed to provide preliminary data for a large scale, randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of remotely administrated at home transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) with real-time…
- Trial name
- tDCS for PTH (NCT04012853)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stress Reaction, Stress Related Disorder
Research on the Effects of Combined Neurostimulation Protocols on Stress
The study examines the effects of the combined use of two different non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques targeting the DLPFC on stress reactivity and recovery.
- Conditions
- Stress Reaction, Stress Related Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03722095
- Testing
- active tDCS, iTBS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Alzheimer Disease
A Four Month Home Based tDCS Study on Patients With Alzheimer's Disease.
The study is an open label study on patients with Alzheimer's dementia using home based transcranial direct current (tDCS) stimulation. Aims of the study is to investigate applicability and effect of treatment.
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT04759092)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
Depression
Brain Glucose Metabolism During Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
With this study we will be able to dose-dependently measure real-time glucose metabolism changes after non-invasively stimulating superficial parts of the dlPFC, a commonly used target in therapeutic tDCS applications.
- Trial name
- NCT02999607
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Alzheimer Disease
Effect of Modulating Gamma Oscillations Using tACS
This study aims to implement an intervention based on multiple, individualized multifocal tACS stimulation sessions based on individual PET and MRI information in patients with amyloid-positive PET with the hope that this leads…
- Trial name
- NCT03412604
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Subjective Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Training and Brain Stimulation in Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease
The aim of this study is to investigate whether a tDCS-accompanied intensive cognitive training of working memory leads to performance improvement in individuals with prodromal Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- AD-Stim (NCT04265378)
- Testing
- anodal tDCS, Intensive cognitive training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Mental Disorders, Schizophrenia
STIM'ZO : Examining tDCS as an add-on Treatment for Persistent Symptoms in Schizophrenia
This project aims to provide the proof of concept for transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) in the treatment of resistant/persistent Schizophrenia symptoms.
- Trial name
- STIM'ZO (NCT02744989)
- Testing
- Neuroconn or Neuroelectric tDCS stimulator
- Where
- 10 sites in France, Monaco
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Parkinson's Disease
The Role of Cerebellar Hyperactivity in Parkinson's Disease
Gait and balance disturbances are one of the most incapacitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) (Boonstra et al. 2008). They can cause falls and are therefore associated with the negative spiral of (near) falls, fear of…
- Trial name
- NCT02349789
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease
Combined tDCS and Cognitive Training in Alzheimer's
The General Objective of the study is to evaluate the short- and long-term efficacy of combining transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and cognitive training (CT) in patients with mild cognitive impairment due to…
- Trial name
- COMBINA-COG (NCT06861231)
- Testing
- Transcraneal Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)- Active, Cognitive Training (CT)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Dysphagia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) for Facilitating Swallowing Improvement After an Acute Unilateral Hemispheric Stroke
The purpose of the research study is to investigate the effect of a brain stimulation technique called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) in improving swallowing functions in subjects who develop dysphagia after a…
- Trial name
- NCT01132066
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Depressive Disorder, Major, Depression, Bipolar
The Effects of tDCS on Depressive Symptoms,Neurocognitive Function and HRV in Unipolar Depression and Bipolar Depression
The study aimed to investigate whether transcranial direct current stimulation could improve depressive symptoms, neurocognitive function and modulate heart rate variability in unipolar and bipolar depression.
- Conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Major, Depression, Bipolar, Electricity; Effects
- Trial name
- NCT03287037
- Testing
- tDCS over DLPFC
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH)
Upper Extremity Dysfunction, Traumatic Brain Injury
Targeted Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (T-NIBS) to Improve Hand Motor Functions in Acquired Brain Injury
Acquired Brain Injury (TBI) is a serious medical and health problem in the US. Individuals with an acquired brain injury due to stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) commonly suffer from upper extremity physical impairments…
- Trial name
- NCT04057105
- Testing
- Active High-definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS), MusicGlove
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Borderline Personality Disorder
Cognitive Control of Negative Stimuli in BPD
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by impairments in the cognitive control of negative information. These impairments in cognitive control are presumably due to blunted activity of the dorsolateral prefrontal…
- Trial name
- NCT03636139
- Testing
- transcranial DC stimulation : anodal
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Freie Universität Berlin