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tDCS Clinical Trials
Studies that test tDCS, alone, with other treatments or as the comparison.
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All 431Stuttering, Fluency Disorder
Using Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Explore Potential Treatments to Reduce Speech Errors in Adults Who Stutter
The goal of this study is to find out whether a type of noninvasive brain stimulation can help reduce speech errors, such as repetitions, blocks, and prolongations, in people who stutter.
- Trial name
- NCT07354139
- Testing
- High - Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Aphasia, Stroke
Implementing Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in a Rehabilitation Setting
This study looks at whether transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) can be effectively implemented in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation settings during routine speech therapy for people who recently had a stroke and…
- Trial name
- tDCS implement (NCT07535788)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Patients With Persistent Post-concussion Symptoms
Electroencephalography Markers of Brain Stimulation in Post-Concussion Patients
In this randomized, sham-controlled, two-group, parallel, single-session study, the investigators aim to identify EEG biomarkers associated with cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in patients with…
- Trial name
- Stim-PPCS (NCT07895797)
- Testing
- tDCS 8 channels
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Stroke, Neurogenic Overactive Bladder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Neurogenic Overactive Bladder Symptoms Among People With Stroke
Neurogenic overactive bladder (nOAB) is a common and distressing sequela following stroke, significantly impairing quality of life and imposing a substantial financial burden.
- Trial name
- NCT07768137
- Testing
- Active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
tDCS Associated With Symptom Provocation in the Management of Patients With Resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
This is a single-center study about patients with severe resistant OCD. Main assumption is that performing 10 tDCS sessions with the anode positioned at the level of the right orbitofrontal cortex, and the cathode at the level of…
- Trial name
- PPSTDCS-TOC (NCT06017713)
- Testing
- tDCS + symptoms provocation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit
Depression and Suicide
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in the Management of Suicidal Ideation
The main objective of this study is to demonstrate that 15 transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) sessions of 30 minutes at 2 mA intensity are effective to reduce suicidal ideation
- Trial name
- tDCS-IDSDEP (NCT06009523)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit
Transcranial Electric Stimulation
Mechanistic Validation of Human Multipolar TES-TI: Amplitude Modulation, Frequency, and Benchmarking
This study is to find out whether and how a type of non-invasive electrical brain stimulation called transcranial electrical stimulation with temporal interference (TES-TI) can temporarily change brain activity in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- MINT (NCT07752745)
- Testing
- TES-TI with hdEEG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Stroke
Determine the Effect of Targeted High-definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Reducing Post-stroke Upper Limb Motor Impairments
Significant motor impairments occur in 80% of individuals after moderate to severe stroke and impact the body side to the lesioned hemisphere.
- Trial name
- NCT05479006
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (high- definition)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Carle Foundation Hospital
Falls, Foot Drop
Combined Functional Electrical and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Foot Drop
This study aims to determine if combining the treatments of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and functional electrical stimulation (FES) will better help persons with stroke who have difficulty lifting their toes.
- Conditions
- Falls, Foot Drop, Post Stroke Recovery
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT07592221)
- Testing
- Standard protocol for combo of FES and tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia
Stroke
A Novel Multimodal Approach to Promote Motor Recovery and Plasticity After Stroke
Upper extremity (UE) paresis or weakness is one of the most frequent impairments after stroke. Despite intense rehabilitation, motor and functional recovery of patients with severe hand impairments is poor.
- Trial name
- NCT07887880
- Testing
- tRNS (Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation), FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation)-assisted task-specific practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Completed, with results posted
All 231Acute 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
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Treating Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Using High-definition tDCS
This is a double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study in which subjects with the non-fluent/agrammatic and logopenic variants of primary progressive aphasia (naPPA and lvPPA, respectively) will undergo language testing and…
- Trial name
- NCT04046991
- Testing
- high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation, modified constraint-induced language therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Aging, Depression
Cognitive Enhancement in Depression (The COG-D Study)
This study will investigate whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) enhances the effects of computerized cognitive training in older adults with recurrent depression (2 or more lifetime episodes; either current or…
- Conditions
- Aging, Depression, Cognitive Symptom
- Trial name
- NCT05400512
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, tDCS (active stimulation)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Potentiation of Fear Extinction in OCD
The investigators want to learn more about how human beings learn not to fear and the impact of changing the fear network in the brain using transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in individuals with obsessive compulsive…
- Trial name
- NCT05521074
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Chronic Pain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Treatment for Warriors Experiencing Chronic Pain
The Veteran population has been known to deal with co-morbid chronic pain and PTSD. As a result, they use healthcare services at a higher rate than those Veterans with pain or PTSD alone which leads to an amplified burden on…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression
- Trial name
- Warriors (NCT05254379)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University