Clinical trials: tDCS, completed
Healthy Volunteers
Effects of tDCS on Anaerobic Power of Lower Limb Muscles
Anaerobic power and capacity are essential in many human activities, especially during sports practice that demand a high strength and power of the limbs.
- Trial name
- NCT04467476
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Piauí
Primary Dysmenorrhea
Neuromodulatary Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Severe Refractory Primary Dysmenorrhea
Primary Dysmenorrhea (PDM), defined as menstrual pain without discernable organic causes, is inexorably common in adolescent women, about 40-90% of women may suffer from it, and 20% of them can be severe in the context of being…
- Trial name
- NCT03608215
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Stroke, Acute
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as a Neuroprotection in Acute Stroke
This proposal is a prospective, single-center, dose-escalation safety, tolerability, feasibility and potential efficacy study of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in acute stroke patients with substantial salvageable…
- Trial name
- TESSERACT (NCT03574038)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorder
tACS and tRNS Studies on Brain Control of Swallowing
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) and transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) are two (CE marked medical devices) new, non-invasive (over the scalp) brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT04040803
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) and transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Aging
Cognitive Training Combined With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Older Adults in a Home-based Context
The aim of this study is to investigate whether a tDCS-accompanied intensive cognitive training is feasible as a home-based intervention.
- Trial name
- TrainStim4 (NCT04817124)
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS, Intensive cognitive training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Athlete, Healthy
A Single Session of tDCS (Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation) Improves Endurance for 30 Minutes
Healthy recreational athletes will undergo a session of anodal tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) or sham tDCS. The primary outcome is an isokinetic evaluation of their hamstrings' and quadriceps' strength before and…
- Trial name
- NCT03901508
- Testing
- TDCS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Primary Progressive Aphasia
The Effects of a Multimodal Approach for the Treatment of PPA
Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is an untreatable neurodegenerative disorder that disrupts language functions. Available therapies are mainly symptomatic and recently attention has been gained by new techniques that allow for…
- Trial name
- ACROSS (NCT04187391)
- Testing
- Active tDCS, Language training, Unstructured cognitive training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Stroke
Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Cognition in Stroke
Pervious literature shows the effects of tDCS and RehaCom on cognition in chronic stage of stroke and only short-term effects were seen, but detailed evidence-based study on cognition in subacute and acute stages of stroke is…
- Trial name
- NCT05814588
- Testing
- Anodal TDCS
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Knee Osteoarthritis
tDCS for Pain Modulation in Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a common condition that causes long-lasting knee pain and difficulty with daily activities. Many patients have pain that is stronger than expected from joint changes because the nervous system becomes…
- Trial name
- KOA-tDCS (NCT07291791)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Suez Canal University
Neurofibromatosis 1
Non-invasive Stimulation in Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Intellectual impairments are a significant cause of morbidity in children with birth defects along with long term implication on academic and occupational functioning.
- Trial name
- tDCS is NF1 (NCT03310996)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Chronic Pain
Effect of Cranial Stimulation and Acupuncture on Pain, Functional Capability and Cerebral Function in Osteoarthritis
The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and electro acupuncture (EAC) compared to sham treatment in reducing pain, improving functional capacity and functioning of…
- Trial name
- NCT01747070
- Testing
- tDCS and EAC
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Multiple Sclerosis
tDCS for the Management of Multiple Sclerosis Related Fatigue
This is a pragmatic clinical trial that aims to determine the effect of tDCS on symptomatic fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03838770
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Chronic Migraine as Defined by Criteria of International Headache Society (IHS)
Evaluation of the Prophylactic Efficacy of tDCS in Chronic Migraine
The purpose of this study is to determine whether TDCS is an effective prophylactic therapy of chronic migraine.
- Trial name
- Medis (NCT02120326)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation of the motor cortex, simulation of Transcranial direct current stimulation of the motor cortex
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
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)
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Feasibility Electrical Stimulation Study for Visual Hallucinations
The visual system has increasingly been recognized as an important site of injury in patients with schizophrenia and other psychoses.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04870710
- Testing
- transcranial electrical stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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
Depression, Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
Improving Brain Stimulation Through Imaging
There are two protocols, one involving rTMS therapy in people with treatment resistant depression and one involving tDCS in people with stress from the COVID 19 pandemic.
- Conditions
- Depression, Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant, COVID Stress, PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- IBSI (NCT03851380)
- Testing
- Psychological / Functional Assessment, Structural and Functional MRI, Transcranial Magnetic Brain Stimulation and MR Image Guidance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Rotator Cuff Tendinosis, Rotator Cuff Impingement Syndrome
Subacromial Corticosteroid Injections and tDCS in Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
This study evaluates the effects of corticosteroid injections over time, as well as the additional effect provided by subsequent transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the motor cortex on patients with rotator cuff…
- Conditions
- Rotator Cuff Tendinosis, Rotator Cuff Impingement Syndrome, Rotator Cuff Impingement, Rotator Cuff Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT03967574
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
STROKE
The Immediate Effect of Electrical Stimulation Transcranial Direct Current (tDCS) Associated With the Use of FES, in Muscle Activity of the Tibialis Anterior Muscle, Balance and Plantar Pressure Distribution of Individuals With Hemiparesis Due to Stroke
Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is currently considered a beneficial method for patients with neurological problems due to the modulation of cortex activity as well as the enhancement and prolongation…
- Trial name
- NCT02389608
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Functional electrical stimulation (FES)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nove de Julho
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) for Sensory Deficits in Complex Traumatic Brain Injury
Aim 1: To use magnetoencephalography (MEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in Veterans and civilians with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and sensory postconcussive symptoms (PCS) to demonstrate the mechanism of…
- Trial name
- NAVIGATE-TBI (NCT03799458)
- Testing
- Active High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico