Clinical trials: tDCS, completed
Panic Disorder
The Effect Of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation In Panic Disorder
The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of prefrontal transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on clinical severity, attentional bias and interoceptive accuracy in panic disorder (PD).
- Trial name
- PDStim (NCT04160806)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Treatment of Childhood Drug-Resistant Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, A Pilot Study
Background: Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe childhood epileptic syndrome with high pharmacoresistance. The treatment outcomes are still unsatisfied.
- Trial name
- NCT02731300
- Testing
- tDCS
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Khon Kaen University
Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined Sensory Modulation Intervention in Chronic Stroke Patients
Background and purpose: About 30% of people with stroke suffered from severe long-term upper extremity （UE） motor impairment. Severe UE impairment, especially dysfunction of hand, can greatly impact stroke patients' daily living…
- Trial name
- NCT01847157
- Testing
- tDCS, Epidermis anesthesia, Repeated passive movement
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Healthy
Effect of Electrical Stimulation (DC Polarization) to the Brain on Memory
This study will test the effect of direct current (DC) brain polarization (the application of a very weak electrical current to the brain) on learning and memory.
- Trial name
- NCT00471107
- Testing
- DC brain polarization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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
Cerebral Palsy, Perinatal Stroke
Single-session tDCS in Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this study is to characterize individual responses to a single application of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP), and to test which electrode configuration…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Perinatal Stroke, Periventricular Leukomalacia
- Trial name
- NCT03635775
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Psychosis, Schizophrenia
Targeting Individual Alpha Frequencies to Enhance Perceptual Timing
This is a single-blind randomized within-subject crossover design study that will be conducted in 2 phases. In Phase 1, up to 50 participants, after signing informed consent and determining eligibility, will undergo a baseline…
- Conditions
- Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Schizo Affective Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04856657
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Pain
High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Motor Cortex Versus Insula
Brain stimulation is a technique that can alter cortical function and thus be suitable for treating pain. This is especially when pain is chronic and associated with functional and even structural reorganization of the central…
- Trial name
- NCT03216707
- Testing
- HD tDCS active motor cortex, HD tDCS active insula cortex, Capsaicin cream
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Stroke
Brain Stimulation-aided Stroke Rehabilitation: Neural Mechanisms of Recovery
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether benefits of training the affected hand in patients with stroke can be improved by combining training with a painless, noninvasive technique called Transcranial Direct Current…
- Trial name
- NCT01539096
- Testing
- tDCS: noninvasive brain stimulation, Constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Hallucinations, Auditory, Psychosis
Improving Hallucinations by Targeting the rSTS With tES
Hallucinations are a core diagnostic feature of psychotic disorders. They involve different sensory modalities, including auditory, visual, olfactory, tactile, and gustatory hallucinations, among others.
- Trial name
- NCT05165654
- Testing
- Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Auditory Verbal Hallucinations, Schizophrenia
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Schizophrenia
The current study investigates the basic principles that underlie the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation for chronic auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia in a multimodal design.
- Trial name
- NCT01801787
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Depression
A Pilot Study of the Immediate Effects of DLPFC tDCS on Attention Bias in Depression
Depression and other psychiatric conditions are marked by exaggerated, preferential processing (or attention bias) of negative information relative to neutral or positive information.
- Trial name
- NCT05188248
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Parkinson's Disease, Tourette's Syndrome
Physiological Investigations of Movement Disorders
Background: Previous studies have given researchers information on how the brain controls movement, how people learn to make fine, skilled movements, and why some people have movement disorders.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Tourette's Syndrome, Tic Disorders, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT01019343
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Eye-tracking Device, Pulsed vibrator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,273 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Stroke, Aphasia
Enhance of Language Learning With Neurostimulation
The purpose of this study is to test the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation over the motor cortex of the language dominant hemisphere on language learning in healthy subjects and stroke patients with aphasia.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Aphasia, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT00854893
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Knee Osteoarthritis
Self Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Mindfulness-based Meditation for Pain in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a two-week self tDCS and mindfulness-based meditation for pain in older adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
- Trial name
- NCT03747640
- Testing
- Self Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), mindfulness-based meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Major Depressive Disorder, Unipolar Depression
Portable Transcranial Electrical Stimulation and Internet-Based Behavioral Therapy for Major Depression Study
First-line treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD), antidepressants and psychotherapy, are associated with refractoriness and discontinuation due to side effects, and logistical burdens, respectively.
- Trial name
- PSYLECT (NCT04889976)
- Testing
- Double Active: Active portable transcranial stimulation (ptES) and active internet-based behavioral therapy (iBT)
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Parkinson Disease
Motor Learning and tDCS in Parkinson's Disease
The present study sought to examine the efficacy of single session transcranial direct current stimulation applied over the primary motor cortex in people with Parkinson's disease on sequential motor learning performance.
- Trial name
- NCT04787406
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Parkinsonism
tDCS Plus Physical Therapy for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Objective of the study: To test the efficacy of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) associated with physical rehabilitation on postural instability and falls in progressive supranuclear palsy using a…
- Conditions
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Parkinsonism, Parkinsonian Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT04237948
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Physical therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Europea di Ricerca Biomedica Ferb Onlus
Knee Osteoarthritis, Chronic Pain
Self Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Pain in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of two weeks of self Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for pain in older patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
- Trial name
- NCT03425019
- Testing
- Soterix 1x1 tDCS mini-CT Stimulator device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Motor Cortex as a Research & Therapeutic Target in TMD
The investigators are doing a study to learn about the effects of a type of low-energy non-surgical electrical brain stimulation (HD-tDCS) on chronic pain in people's jaw joints.
- Trial name
- NCT02247063
- Testing
- High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS)
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan