Clinical trials: tACS
Stroke
Modulation of Cortical Gamma Synchrony in Stroke
In the last decades, the research in neuroimaging-informed stroke prognosis and treatment has had a little clinical impact, often because of the costs of bringing complex procedures to the bedside.
- Trial name
- GAMMASTROKE (NCT05830617)
- Testing
- real tACS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy
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
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
Understand the Effects of tACS on the Brain
Investigating Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) Preconditioning Effects on Resting and Active Motor Threshold
Previous studies have looked at the potential of using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to prime the brain in order to lower the resting motor threshold.
- Trial name
- NCT05503823
- Testing
- tACS or tRNS and TMS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
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
Antenatal Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Pilot Study of Personalized Aperiodic Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in Antenatal Depression (PandA-tACS)
The purpose of this study is to develop the safety, feasibility, and tolerability of a personalized transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) approach in antenatal depression.
- Conditions
- Antenatal Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder in Pregnancy, Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- PandA-tACS (NCT06979154)
- Testing
- tACS (aperiodic)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
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
Memory Deficits, tACS
tACS Improves Memory in Elders With Subjective Memory Complaints
Subjective memory complaints (SMC), the main cognitive component of which is event memory, is a predictor of Alzheimer's disease in elderly people.
- Trial name
- NCT05569902
- Testing
- active tACS
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tehran
Free Gingival Graft, Soft Tissue Augmentation Around Dental Implants
Clinical Evaluation of a Modified Technique for Free Gingival Graft Stabilization Using Titanium Fixation Tacs Around Implants Versus Conventional Suturing Technique
The aim of this randomized, controlled, parallel-grouped, clinical trial is to evaluate the width of keratinized gingiva after free gingival graft stabilized by titanium fixation tacs compared to traditional suturing.
- Conditions
- Free Gingival Graft, Soft Tissue Augmentation Around Dental Implants, Inadequate Keratinized Tissue Around Dental Implants
- Trial name
- NCT07019428
- Testing
- Free gingival graft stabilized by Titanium fixation tacs, Free gingival graft stabilized by sutures
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Experimental Pain in Healthy Human Subjects
Modulating Pain Using Transcranial Alternating Stimulation (tACS) in Healthy Human Subjects
Pain is a highly complex and subjective phenomenon which results from the dynamic integration of sensory and contextual (i.e. cognitive, emotional, and motivational) processes.
- Trial name
- NCT03805854
- Testing
- 10 Hz tACS of the bilateral somatosensory cortex, 10 Hz tACS of the prefrontal cortex, 80 Hz tACS of the bilateral somatosensory cortex
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
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
Tremor, Limb
Effects of High Amplitude and Focused tACS on Entraining Physiological Tremor
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a noninvasive neuromodulation method that works by passing alternating electric current between electrodes where at least one of them is attached to the head.
- Trial name
- NCT03337334
- Testing
- tACS at tremor frequency
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Cluster Headache, Cluster Headaches and Other Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias
The Will Erwin Headache Research Center - Cluster Headache Study
The Will Erwin Headache Research Center Study of Cluster Headache and Trigeminal Neuralgia is a prospective, multicenter, observational research network for subjects with Cluster Headache and/or Trigeminal Neuralgia.
- Conditions
- Cluster Headache, Cluster Headaches and Other Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias, Paroxysmal Hemicrania, SUNCT
- Trial name
- WEC1 (NCT02910323)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Healthy
Effect of Transcranial Alternative Current Stimulation at Alpha Frequency (α-tACS) on Stressed Healthy Subjects
stress. Notably, several studies reported that stress could alter impulsivity, source monitoring, and time perception. Several mechanisms are involved in the response to a stress factor, among them the…
- Trial name
- CAF-TAS (NCT06229002)
- Testing
- Transcranial alternative current stimulation (tACS) at alpha frequency
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
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
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
Effects of Gamma-tACS on EEG Periodic Activity
In this study on healthy subjects, the effect of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) will be investigated. In particular, the distinction between periodic and aperiodic electroencephalogram (EEG) activity will be…
- Trial name
- GAMMAtACS (NCT05809076)
- Testing
- real tACS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Healthy Aging
Novel, Individualized Brain Stimulation, Network-based Approaches to Improve Cognition
Impaired working memory (WM) plays a crucial role in normal aging, in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and cognitive decline associated with dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- NiBS-iCog (NCT04986787)
- Testing
- tACS, TMS, TIS
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Masaryk University
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
Alzheimer Disease, Memory Loss
Home-based Brain Stimulation for Memory
The proposed project aims to systematically examine the feasibility of remote, caregiver-led tACS for older adults who are vulnerable to memory decline.
- Trial name
- MemStim-home (NCT04783350)
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife