Clinical trials: Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
Major Depressive Disorder
CARED : A Novel Rapid Treatment Paradigm for Depression
The purpose of this study is to primarily assess the feasibility and secondarily assess the efficacy of a single session intervention (SSI) that combines non-invasive brain stimulation and psychotherapy for Major Depressive…
- Trial name
- CARED (NCT07507370)
- Testing
- Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS), Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS), Psychotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Glaucoma
Repetitive Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (rtACS) for the Treatment of Optic Neuropathies
The goal of this study is to see whether repeated transcranial alternating current stimulation can activate impaired retinal ganglion cells and improve both structural and functional outcomes in patients with glaucoma.
- Trial name
- NCT07145073
- Testing
- DC-Stimulator MC
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in Cerebral Palsy (BOOSTTACS)
The present study aims to assess, through a randomized controlled trial (RCT), the efficacy of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) in enhancing the functional changes due to an intensive motor training in children…
- Trial name
- BOOSTTACS (NCT06372041)
- Testing
- transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Chronic Low Back Pain
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in Back Pain- Pilot Sudy
Chronic pain is a severe disabling problem within society, affecting 25-30% of the United States population.. Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) has the potential to provide a treatment option that is safe…
- Trial name
- BPS (NCT03243084)
- Testing
- XCSITE100 Stimulator tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
Delirium
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation on Patients with Delirium and Critical Illness (DeliTACS)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if transcranial alternating current stimulation can shorten the duration of delirium in intensive care setting.
- Trial name
- DeliTACS (NCT06460363)
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (TACS)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
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
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
Substance Use Disorders
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation and Substance Use
The will investigate the feasibility and effectiveness and initial efficacy of non-invasive transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on distress tolerance and inhibitory control among treatment seeking substance users.
- Trial name
- NCT03122587
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation at 10 Hz, Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation at 40 Hz
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms, Sensory Disorders
Assessing the Clinical Utility of tACS
The present study seeks to evaluate the clinical utility of repeated transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) by assessing long-term, lasting changes in oscillatory activity and subsequent changes in related behavioral…
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms, Sensory Disorders, Hypervigilance, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03305328
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Disorder of Consciousness
tACS Alters EEG Microstates in DoC
Disorders of consciousness (DoC), including unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) and minimally conscious state (MCS), remain difficult to diagnose at the bedside.
- Trial name
- NCT07699055
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Efficacy and Mechanism of Augmentation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation(tACS) for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and clinical outcome of the Exposure-based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) concurrent with Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) using individualized stimulation…
- Trial name
- NCT06717165
- Testing
- ERP combined with high-definition active tACS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
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
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
Healthy
Spectral Characteristics of Memory Transformation
Sometimes, it is necessary to re-learn a previously learned movement behavior, for example, a bad posture during the golf drive or while playing the piano.
- Trial name
- MEM_MOD (NCT05946616)
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) combined with behavioral intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Schizophrenia, Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulations
Developing Dual-channel Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulations Targeting Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia
Negative symptoms are core symptoms in schizophrenia which play an important role in clinical outcomes and impede patients to return to society.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulations, Negative Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT04859504
- Testing
- transcranial alternating current stimulation (NE Starstim)
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Hearing Loss, Attention Impaired
Exploiting the Potential of Neural Attentional Control to Overcome Hearing Impairment
This study will improve the understanding of the cerebral mechanisms that underlie the control of auditory selective attention and evaluate the potential of neuromodulation to enhance neural attention control as a possible way to…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Attention Impaired, Tinnitus
- Trial name
- NeurAttContr (NCT05513352)
- Testing
- tACS - transcranial alternating current stimulation, NF - Neurofeedback
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Dual Neuromodulation for Depression: Boosting TMS With tES
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common and disabling condition. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an established non-invasive neuromodulation treatment for depression, but clinical response varies considerably…
- Trial name
- DUAL MOD (NCT07879924)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Mersey Care NHS Trust
Alzheimer Disease
tACS for Amyloid-β Reduction in Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid-β (Aβ) plaque buildup and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) in the brain, as well as widespread neurodegeneration.
- Trial name
- NCT03290326
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Therapeutic Improvement in People With Schizophrenia Undergoing tACS/CBTp (Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Applied Pre-cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis) Associated to Usual Medication Regimen
The investigators are proposing a new, non-invasive therapeutic model using transcranial alternative current stimulation (tACS), to augment cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis (CBTp) efficacy in individuals with…
- Trial name
- tACS/CBTpSZ (NCT06889025)
- Testing
- Experimental: tASC/CBTp: gamma band electric stimulation for 20 minutes at the beginning of the CBTp session
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Felicia Iftene