Clinical trials: tDCS, completed
Stroke
Individualized Brain Stimulation Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Simulation in Stroke Patients
This study is to investigate the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) simulation-based individualized stimulation compared to conventional stimulation and sham stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT04699331
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Walking in Multiple Sclerosis
Weakness on one side of the body is a hallmark of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), which has been determined to be a significant cause of progressive worsening of walking abilities.
- Trial name
- NCT03757819
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Thorsten Rudroff
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Enhance Cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment
The study will examine whether the effects of computerized brain training are enhanced when training is combined with mild brain stimulation in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT01653431
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of New South Wales
Parkinson's Disease
Open Label Treatment With tDCS for Parkinson's and Related Disorders for Improvement of Speech, Gait and Mood
This research will help us to understand whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can safely improve recovery of speech and language abilities, gait , and mood in people with Parkinson's disease and related…
- Trial name
- NCT02104401
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty
Treating Civilian Traumatic Brain Injury With High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (ciTBI-HDtDCS)
The purpose of the study is to test whether low level electric stimulation, called transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), on the part of the brain (i.e., pre-supplementary motor area) thought to aid in memory will…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty, Acquired Brain Injury, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT05408975
- Testing
- Active Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Aphasia Following Cerebral Infarction
Application of Cerebellar tDCS in Aphasia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding brain stimulation (cerebellar anodal tDCS) helps a computer-based therapy improve word-finding in Cantonese-speaking adults with aphasia after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT07353879
- Testing
- anodal right posterolateral cerebellar high-definition tDCS, computerized visual speech perception naming intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Suicidal Ideation
Home-based tDCS for Prevention of Suicidal Ideation
Risk for suicide is elevated in the period after discharge from hospital among adults with major affective disorder. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility of delivering tDCS sessions for high-risk…
- Trial name
- NCT05280756
- Testing
- Home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation of the Prefrontal Cortex in Substance Use Disorders
Every year, alcohol causes 3 million deaths worldwide. Even though a lot of treatments already exist, many of them are characterized by a high percentage of drop-out or relapse.
- Trial name
- NIBSSUD (NCT05471154)
- Testing
- High Definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Alzheimer Disease, Working Memory
Induction and Stabilization of Gamma Oscillations With 40 Hz External Brain Stimulation
The goal of the present studies is to develop and validate novel stimulation protocols for the entrainment of gamma oscillations, which are associated with many cognitive functions and critically involved in cognitive impairment…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Working Memory, EEG Brain Oscillations
- Trial name
- NCT06680154
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation, Theta burst stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The National Brain Mapping Laboratory (NBML)
Epilepsy
Evaluation of Direct Effects of Electric Fields on Brain
Transcranial current stimulation (tCS), a safe, tolerable technique employing weak currents (~ 1 mA) applied to the scalp, has been shown to be a promising technique in alleviating seizures in focal epilepsy patients.
- Trial name
- GALVANI PS-2 (NCT05250713)
- Testing
- Transcranial stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Stroke, Acute
Effect of tDCS on Motor Functions and Brain Activity in Acute Stroke Patients
This study aims to investigate the effects of anodal tDCS combined with conventional physical therapy for 5 consecutive sessions on motor functions and brain activity in acute stroke patients at immediate and 1-month follow-up.
- Trial name
- NCT04578080
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Mixed Type
Online HD-tDCS Over the Left DLPFC During a Working Memory Task for Treating Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
In this randomized double-blind trial, the investigators aim to investigate whether online high definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) during a working…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Mixed Type, Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT05582980
- Testing
- HD-tDCS
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH)
Pain Management
BreEStim and tDCS for Neuropathic Pain Management - Healthy Subjects
This study looks at the effect of combined breathing-controlled electrical stimulation (BreEStim) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury, amputation, or brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT03302780
- Testing
- BreEStim, tDCS active
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Depression
Adjunctive Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Cognition in Major Depression
People who have depression often have symptoms besides sad mood. Cognitive symptoms, such as poor memory, concentration, and decision making, are associated with disability in many spheres of life, and these symptoms often…
- Trial name
- aTDCS (NCT00760097)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
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
Stuttering, Developmental, Aphasia, Primary Progressive
Investigating Speech Sequencing in Neurotypical Speakers and Persons With Disordered Speech
Persistent developmental stuttering affects more than three million people in the United States, and it can have profound adverse effects on quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT05437159
- Testing
- Learning of non-native phoneme combinations: 6 training sessions, Learning of non-native phoneme combinations: 1 training session, Learning of novel multisyllabic nonwords
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 278 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
tES Modalities for the Treatment of ADHD
This project investigates the efficacy of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) modalities, specifically transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), for treating…
- Trial name
- NCT06974136
- Testing
- transcranial electrical stimulation
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- The National Brain Mapping Laboratory (NBML)
Anxiety State
A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
This study evaluates the effect of frontal cortex transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the neural correlates of threat processing in healthy volunteers with a high level of trait anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT03623815
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Stroke, Aphasia
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Brain Organization and Naming in Aphasic Patients.
High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) allows to induce, in a non-invasive way, a transient inhibitory or excitatory neuromodulation of a given cerebral region and to obtain a very focused cortical…
- Trial name
- NCT05570578
- Testing
- HD-tDCS
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Adrian Guggisberg
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