Clinical trials: Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, open to volunteers
- Condition Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Status Open to volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers yes
Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar and Related Disorders
Targeted Alternating Current and Cognitive Training Intervention for Cognitive Control in Bipolar Disorders
This study is testing whether a type of gentle brain stimulation, combined with computer-based brain training exercises, can help improve thinking skills in Veterans with bipolar disorder.
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar and Related Disorders, Veterans, Suicide
- Trial name
- TACTIC-BD (NCT07845409)
- Testing
- Soterix 1x1 tES mini-CT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alcohol Use Disorder
A Pilot Study of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Boost the Efficacy of Psychotherapy in a Community Sample of People Who Drink Alcohol
The goal of this small (n=75) proof-of-concept randomized clinical trial is to test the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) during motivational interviewing (MI) sessions with participants who drink at…
- Trial name
- tACS-MI (NCT04770025)
- Testing
- High-density transcranial alternating current stimulation, Motivational interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Mind Research Network
Gambling Disorder
Effect of High-Intensity Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation on Gambling Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The investigators assume that High-intensity transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (HI-tACS) could improve gambling disorder patients' executive-control function by modulating abnormal neural activity, particularly…
- Trial name
- HITACSRCT-GD (NCT07228182)
- Testing
- HI-tACS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
High Intensity Alternating Current Stimulation as a Neuromodulation Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pilot Study
This one-arm pilot study aims to evaluate the preliminary clinical, behavioral, and neurophysiological effects of high-intensity transcranial alternating current stimulation (HI-tACS) in individuals with alcohol use disorder…
- Trial name
- HITACS-AUD (NCT07227545)
- Testing
- HI-tACS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Moderate to Severe Insomnia
HALO Clarity™ Cranial Alternating Current Stimulation Therapy for Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Insomnia
A prospective, decentralized, individually-randomized, triple-blind* sham-controlled, superiority trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of HALO Clarity™ device in reducing insomnia severity.
- Trial name
- NCT07659366
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nexalin Technology
Working Memory
Modulation of Brain Oscillations Underlying Working Memory
This study will use novel transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) protocols and electroencephalography (EEG) to modulate and measure brain oscillations that underlie working memory.
- Trial name
- NCT05923606
- Testing
- Active tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity (ADHD)
Gamma tACS in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.
- Trial name
- NCT07145593
- Testing
- Application tACS- 80 Hz, Application tACS -40 Hz, Application TACS - (6-80 Hz)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Pain
Spatiotemporal Thalamocortical Alterations Underlie Experimental and Chronic Pain
The purpose of this study is to assess thalamocortical (TC) connectivity during tonic pressure pain, to evaluate alpha activity during tonic pressure pain and to determine pressure pain ratings by using Electroencephalography…
- Trial name
- NCT06968689
- Testing
- transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Adults With Variability in Their Mood
Restorative Neurophysiology: Backing up and Restoring the Brain (BandR)
Study to examine the extent to which neurophysiological states recorded for a specific person on one day can be induced on a subsequent day
- Trial name
- BandR (NCT07252011)
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), Neuro/biofeedback, Recall
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury
Neuromodulation and fMRI in Neurodegenerative Diseases Study
In addition to neuronal loss, dysfunction in brain network connectivity has been identified as a correlate of cognitive deficits in neurodegenerative and post-traumatic brain injury states.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury, Neurodegeneration
- Trial name
- NCT06873750
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease
Association of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation with Digital Cognitive Training for Cognitive Remediation in Older Adults
BACKGROUND Cognitive decline in older adults, especially those who develop Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease, currently has limited options of pharmacological treatments, with modest efficacy.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT06733714
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, Digital Cognitive Training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Stroke, Aphasia, Acquired
tACS to Enhance Language Abilities
The goal of this study is to see if transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) can be used to enhance language abilities in people with post-stroke aphasia.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Aphasia, Acquired, Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT06092814
- Testing
- Active transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Aphasia, Stroke
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) in Aphasia
This study will assess the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on language recovery after stroke as well as healthy language functions.
- Trial name
- NCT04375722
- Testing
- tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia, Cognition Function
tACS to Improve Negative Symptoms & Cognition in Long-term Hospitalized Schizophrenia Patients.
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on negative symptoms and cognitive function in long-term hospitalized patients with schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT07074704
- Testing
- Hi-tACS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tongji University
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Improvement of Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment
The Clinical Trial will systematically examine the feasibility of remote, caregiver-led tACS for older adults with memory deficits and evaluate whether repeated tACS leads to sustained improvement of neuronal activity and memory…
- Trial name
- NCT05708001
- Testing
- transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), high-density electroencephalography (hdEEG), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lucie Bréchet
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Investigating Central Contributions to Fatigue Using Non-invasive Brain Stimulation
The goal of this interventional study is to understand the contribution of the central components to the manifestation of neuromuscular fatigue in stroke survivors.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), Ischemia Stroke, Hemorrhage Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT07613970
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Understanding Brain Mechanisms Involved in Autobiographical Memory
The overall objective of this project is to characterize the spatiotemporal dynamics of brain oscillations underpinning autobiographical memory (ABM) and the modulation of the memory network using non-invasive brain stimulation.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Memory Loss
- Trial name
- NCT05710549
- Testing
- high-density electroencephalography (hdEEG), Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lucie Bréchet
Healhty
Gamma Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in Healthy Adults
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS), particularly at gamma frequencies, may enhance fast brain oscillations (especially gamma and possibly beta), while reducing slower rhythms such as theta.
- Trial name
- NCT07095218
- Testing
- Application of Tacs
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University