Clinical trials: tDCS
Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Post-Stroke Aphasia
This is a randomized, crossover design trial that will compare how anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) versus sham tDCS administered during multiple sessions of scripting therapy affects the acquisition and…
- Trial name
- NCT02461355
- Testing
- Aphasia therapy, Anodal tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neuropsychiatric Syndrome
CogT BEEM Study (a tDCS Study)
Co-existing neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), especially those worsening over time, are associated with more rapid cognitive and functional decline and a greater risk of Alzheimer's…
- Trial name
- NCT04099524
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Neurostimulation In Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Long-term survivors of ALL are at-risk for neurocognitive impairment, particularly in the area of executive functioning. Relatively limited research has focused on interventions for improving neurocognitive outcomes in long-term…
- Trial name
- NCT04007601
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Stroke
Combined Brain and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Stroke
Cerebrovascular disease is a major cause of disability worldwide. The catastrophic burden of stroke is more dramatic in low- and middle- income countries, and the scarcity of evidence-based rehabilitation interventions represents…
- Trial name
- NCT01907737
- Testing
- Active tDCS, Active PNS
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Auditory Hallucinations
Auditory Control Enhancement (ACE) in Schizophrenia
The purpose of this clinical trial is to investigate neural markers of target engagement to further develop auditory control enhancement (ACE) as a novel, inexpensive, and noninvasive intervention to address treatment-refractory…
- Trial name
- ACES (NCT06155695)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Auditory Cognitive Control Training (ACCT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Brian A Coffman, PhD
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Schizophrenia
Maximizing the Impact of Neuroplasticity Using Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Study 2
Non-invasive neuromodulation, such as transcranial direct current stimulation ( tDCS) , is emerging as an important therapeutic tool with documented effects on brain circuitry, yet little is understood about h ow it changes…
- Conditions
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
- Trial name
- MINUTES (NCT03896438)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
Previous studies showed that anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to the left dorsolateral prefrontal (DLPF) cortex transiently improves performance of memory and attention.
- Conditions
- Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State, Disorders of Consciousness
- Trial name
- tDCS in DOC (NCT01673126)
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Social Anxiety Disorder
The Effects of HD-tDCS on Cognitive Bias Among Individuals With Social Anxiety Symptoms
To examine the offline effects of high-definition tDCS (HD-tDCS) on attention, interpretation and memory biases in youth with social anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT07099521
- Testing
- Active High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- South China Normal University
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Healthy
Maximizing the Impact of Neuroplasticity Using Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Study 1
Non-invasive neuromodulation, such as transcranial direct current stimulation ( tDCS) , is emerging as an important therapeutic tool with documented effects on brain circuitry, yet little is understood about h ow it changes…
- Trial name
- MINUTES (NCT03896425)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Aging
Optimizing tDCS to Improve Dual Task Gait and Balance
The objective of this study is to determine the acute effects of single sessions of optimized tDCS, conventional tDCS, and sham stimulation on dual task standing and walking in older adults who are free of overt disease yet who…
- Trial name
- OptiStim (NCT04295798)
- Testing
- Conventional tDCS, Optimized tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Parkinson Disease
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Treat Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
This study will examine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on gait (walking) problems and rigidity in patients with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00082342
- Testing
- Phoressor II (IOMED)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy
4 mA tDCS, Estrogen, and Leg Muscle Fatigability
The majority of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) studies have failed to consider sex as a modulating factor. This neglect may partly account for the high inter-subject variability bemoaned by many tDCS investigators…
- Trial name
- NCT04471805
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation 4 mA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Depression, Physical Activity
tDCS for Increasing Exercise Adherence in Depressed Individuals
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) for increasing exercise adherence among low active individuals with elevated depressive symptoms.
- Trial name
- StRIDE (NCT03178903)
- Testing
- tDCS, Aerobic Exercise (AE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Tinnitus
Regulating Homeostatic Plasticity and the Physiological Response to rTMS
This device-study includes a pilot, physiological investigation of normal human subjects. The aim is to determine how existing non-invasive neuromodulation devices affect brain circuitry as measured by EEG recording.
- Trial name
- NCT03309696
- Testing
- active tDCS and active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Stroke, Aphasia
Improving Aphasia Using Electrical Brain Stimulation
Language and communication are essential for almost every aspect of human life, but for people who have aphasia, a language processing disorder that can occur after stroke or brain injury, even simple conversations can become a…
- Trial name
- NCT04963803
- Testing
- Active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Language Specific Attention Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Syracuse University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Typical Development
Improving Social Interaction for Adolescents With Autism During the Transition to Adulthood
This study compares the efficacy of two intervention strategies for improving social outcomes for autistic adolescents and young adults when interacting with unfamiliar non-autistic peers.
- Trial name
- NCT03785327
- Testing
- tDCS, Autism Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Brain Function
Modulation of Spontaneous Cortical Activity by tDCS: BRAIN Initiative I
This study will determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can be used alter the amplitude of spontaneous neural activity, and thereby modulate cognitive function in healthy adults
- Trial name
- NCT03672747
- Testing
- transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Schizophrenia, Psychosis
Non-Invasive Direct Current Stimulation for Cognition in Schizophrenia
This study proposes to assess the effect of trans-cranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognitive control, working memory, functional, clinical, and cognitive outcomes in schizophrenia patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02739347
- Testing
- Active Trans-cranial direct-current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Stroke, Aphasia
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Language
This study will investigate the effects of mild electrical stimulation in conjunction with speech therapy for people with post-stroke aphasia to enhance language recovery.
- Trial name
- NCT04166513
- Testing
- Targeted Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Active Control Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Phonologic-Focused Speech Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Osteo Arthritis Knee
Home-based tDCS and Mindfulness-based Meditation for Self-management of Clinical Pain and Symptoms
This clinical trial aims to evaluate whether a 2 week regimen of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) paired with mindfulness-based meditation (MBM) can improve pain modulation, reduce clinical pain, and alleviate…
- Trial name
- NCT04375072
- Testing
- active tDCS paired with active MBM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona