Clinical trials: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
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
Multiple Sclerosis
Combined Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Physical Activity on Gait and Functional Mobility in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis
This study is aimed to test the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with a physical activity (PA) program, in 80 individuals affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- Trial name
- NCT03658668
- Testing
- active tDCS, Physical Activity (PA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Rehabilitative Trial With tDCS in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a motor neuron disease, which is a group of neurological disorders that selectively affect motor neurons, the cells that control voluntary muscles of the body.
- Trial name
- tDCS_MND (NCT03293394)
- Testing
- Anodal bilateral motor cortex and cathodal spinal tDCS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
Weight Loss, Appetite Loss
Role of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Appetite and Weight Control
To study the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on weight and appetite.
- Trial name
- TDCS (NCT05609604)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University at Buffalo
Ankle Injuries and Disorders
Balance Training With tDCS for CAI
The purpose of this research study is to examine the efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation in addition to balance exercise for chronic ankle instability (CAI), a condition that develops following an initial ankle sprain…
- Trial name
- NCT04390048
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
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
Ischemic Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)-Enhanced Stroke Recovery
The purpose is to determine whether application of a non-invasive battery powered device called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can improve recovery of hand weakness after stroke beyond what is achievable with…
- Trial name
- NCT01007136
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Treatment of Childhood Drug-Resistant Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, A Pilot Study
Background: Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe childhood epileptic syndrome with high pharmacoresistance. The treatment outcomes are still unsatisfied.
- Trial name
- NCT02731300
- Testing
- tDCS
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Khon Kaen University
Cancer of Head and Neck
Pain Control Using Neuromodulation in Patients Undergoing Definitive Chemoradiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine if Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) can reduce pain perception associated with the effects of receiving definitive radiation therapy or chemoradiotherapy in head and neck…
- Trial name
- NCT02366611
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Intoxication
Mindfulness-Based Intervention and Transcranial Direct Current Brain Stimulation to Reduce Heavy Drinking
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) impacts millions of Americans and is associated with significant behavioral, social, economic, medical, and neurobiological dysfunction, yet current behavioral treatments for AUD are only modestly…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Intoxication, Alcoholism
- Trial name
- MBItDCS (NCT02861807)
- Testing
- Brain stimulation with mindfulness-based relapse prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
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
Schizophrenia, Cognition
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) As A Treatment For Cigarette Craving and Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenic
This is a study of the effects of tDCS on smoking, craving for cigarettes, cognition, and psychiatric symptoms in schizophrenic patients who are current smokers or have a history of regular cigarette smoking.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Cognition, Cigarette Smoking
- Trial name
- TDCSSCHIZ (NCT02128919)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Total Knee Arthroplasty (Postoperative Pain), Total Hip Arthroplasty(Postoperative Pain)
Dose Dependent Effects of tDCS on Post-Operative Pain
The proper control of acute and chronic pain is one of the most important areas in health care. Despite the profound advances in neuroscience over the past 20 years, the investigators still largely use opiate narcotics, much as…
- Trial name
- tDCS-TKA (NCT02241967)
- Testing
- 4 Real sessions of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, 2 Real Sessions of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, 1 Real Session of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Childhood Stroke
TOlerability of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Pediatric Stroke Survivors
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the tolerability of tDCS in childhood stroke survivors and to assess for improvement in arm function in patients receiving tDCS and occupational therapy
- Trial name
- TOPSS (NCT05812794)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Brain Stimulation and Meditation for Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of combined transcranial direct current stimulation and mindfulness for pain after total knee arthroplasty
- Trial name
- NCT05673720
- Testing
- active tDCS paired with active MBM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Self-Injurious Behavior, Self Harm
Treating Self Injurious Behavior: A Novel Brain Stimulation Approach
The purpose of this study is to explore the tolerability and effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as a potential treatment for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI).
- Conditions
- Self-Injurious Behavior, Self Harm, Self-injury, Self-inflicted Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04244786
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation, No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Aphasia
Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Improve Post-Stroke Aphasia
This study tests whether weak electrical stimulation of the brain is effective in improving language or reading difficulties occurring after a brain injury or stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT01709383
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation and Occupational Therapy To Enhance Stroke Recovery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a non-painful, non-invasive, brain-stimulation technique called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with traditional physical-occupational therapy (OT) will…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident, CVA, Acute Stroke
- Trial name
- TDCS+OT (NCT00792428)
- Testing
- Real Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Acute Ischemic Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as a Neuroprotection in Acute Stroke Before and After Thrombectomy
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-BA (NCT04061577)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Phantom Limb Pain
Predicting Pain Response to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Phantom Limb Pain in Limb Amputees
This study explores the effects transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS, Soterix ©) on Phantom Limb Pain for patients experiencing chronic phantom limb pain in open-label study design.
- Trial name
- NCT02627495
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS): (Soterix ©)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital