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Mechanism of Action of tACS for the Treatment of MDD

NCT03994081
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder, MDD
Interventions
tACS, Sham tACS
Device
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions
Cannabis Use Disorder
Interventions
transcranial alternating current stimulation, sham transcranial alternating current stimulation, Motivational interviewing (MI)
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
The Mind Research Network
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
82 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Conditions
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Interventions
tACS or multisensory stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Other
Eligibility
45 Years and older
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2035
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Conditions
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
Interventions
Closed-loop tACS, Sham Comparator
Device
Lead sponsor
Pulvinar Neuro, LLC
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder, Anhedonia
Interventions
Delta-beta tACS via the Neurocare Direct Current Stimulator Multi-Channel 4, Theta-gamma tACS via the Neurocare Direct Current Stimulator Multi-Channel 4, Sham tACS via the Neurocare Direct Current Stimulator Multi-Channel 4
Device
Lead sponsor
Florida State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
72 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Tallahassee, Florida
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Effect of Cross Frequency tACS on Cognitive Control

NCT03800030
Conditions
Cognitive Control, Executive Function
Interventions
Theta-gamma tACS, Delta-beta tACS, Sham tACS
Device
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 35 Years
Enrollment
26 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder, MDD
Interventions
tACS (alpha), tACS (gamma)
Device
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
32 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2015 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Interventions
transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
Device
Lead sponsor
The Cleveland Clinic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Cleveland, Ohio
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

A Neurosensory Account of Anxiety and Stress (Study 2)

NCT07079839
Conditions
Threat-related Sensory Cortical (SC) Disinhibition, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Interventions
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS), Sham for Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS), Transcranial Random Noise stimulation (tRNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
160 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

At-home Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation During Multitasking

NCT04231825
Conditions
Multitasking Behavior
Interventions
Transcranial alternating current stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 35 Years
Enrollment
47 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Francisco, California
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Single Session of tACS in a Depressive Episode

NCT03449979
Conditions
Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Depressive Episode
Interventions
XCSITE100 Stimulator Sham, XCSITE100 Stimulator tACS
Device
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
84 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions
Chronic Low-back Pain
Interventions
Real tACS, Sham tACS
Device
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Conditions
Antenatal Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder in Pregnancy, Healthy Controls
Interventions
tACS (aperiodic)
Device
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 45 Years · Female only
Enrollment
6 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Flexibility, Alcohol Misuse, and Excitation

NCT06634771
Conditions
Behavioral Flexibility, Healthy Volunteers, High Risk Alcohol Use
Interventions
10 Hz transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), sham transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
Other
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
22 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
7 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

tACS to Enhance Language Abilities

NCT06092814
Conditions
Stroke, Aphasia, Acquired, Aphasia
Interventions
Active transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment
120 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Not listed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Modulating Cortical Dynamics of Dual-task Standing in MCI

NCT05680701
Conditions
Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Interventions
real tACS, sham tACS
Other
Lead sponsor
Hebrew SeniorLife
Other
Eligibility
65 Years to 95 Years
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Post-stroke Aphasia
Interventions
tACS
Device
Lead sponsor
QVITI S.A.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
64 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2026
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois • New York, New York
Conditions
Stuttering, Adult, Stuttering, Childhood, Stuttering, Developmental
Interventions
transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Michigan
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

A Neurosensory Account of Anxiety and Stress (Study 1)

NCT05895006
Conditions
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Intrinsic and Novelty-related Sensory Cortical (SC) Disinhibition
Interventions
Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS), Sham for Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS), Transcranial Random Noise stimulation (tRNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
160 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Cognitive Enhancement Through Model-based and Individualized Neurostimulation

NCT06235970
Conditions
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES)
Interventions
Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) including SHAM
Device
Lead sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 45 Years
Enrollment
17 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
St Louis, Missouri
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Virtual Reality and tACS for Performance Enhancement

NCT03636126
Conditions
Law Enforcement Officers
Interventions
VR + TACS
Device
Lead sponsor
Baylor Research Institute
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
45 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Garland, Texas
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
Delta-beta cross-frequency transcranial alternating current stimulation via the NeuroConn DC-STIMULATOR MC, Single-session behavioral activation, Active sham cross-frequency transcranial alternating current stimulation via the NeuroConn DC-STIMULATOR MC
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions
Anxiety Disorders
Interventions
transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
Device
Lead sponsor
NeuroCognitive and Behavioral Institute Clinical Research Foundation
Other
Eligibility
5 Years and older
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Mount Arlington, New Jersey
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS), Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS), Psychotherapy, Sham (Placebo) Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS)
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina