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Conditions
Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis
Interventions
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 64 Years
Enrollment
38 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2011 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Aphasia
Interventions
rTMS, tDCS, Sham rTMS, Sham tDCS
Device
Lead sponsor
Dr. Alexander Thiel
Individual
Eligibility
50 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment
63 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
White Plains, New York
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

tDCS Effects on Resisting Smoking: Dose Ranging Study

NCT02624284
Conditions
Nicotine Addiction
Interventions
transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
172 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2015 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Opioid-Related Disorders, Heroin Dependence, Morphine Dependence
Interventions
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Cognitive Training
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Minnesota
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
9 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Conditions
Chronic Stroke
Interventions
CO-OP Procedures, tDCS, Computer Cognitive Training Procedures, sham tDCS group
Behavioral · Device
Lead sponsor
University of Missouri-Columbia
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment
11 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Columbia, Missouri
Conditions
Chronic Low Back Pain
Interventions
tDCS, Lidocaine cream, Control cream
Device · Other
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
90 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Conditions
Total Knee Arthroplasty (Postoperative Pain), Total Hip Arthroplasty (Postoperative Pain)
Interventions
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Cognitive-Behavioral (CB) intervention
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years to 90 Years
Enrollment
106 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Conditions
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patients
Interventions
transcranial electrical stimulation, Sham Comparator
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Cincinnati
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Cincinnati, Ohio
Conditions
Posterior Cortical Atrophy
Interventions
HD-tDCS sessions, Sham HD-tDCS sessions, HD-tDCS sessions - Open-label (after randomized treatment)
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Michigan
Other
Eligibility
50 Years and older
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Conditions
Traumatic Brain Injury
Interventions
rTMS, HD-tDCS, Attention Process Training
Device · Other
Lead sponsor
University of New Mexico
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 59 Years
Enrollment
108 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2027
U.S. locations
5
States / cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota • Albuquerque, New Mexico
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Effects of rTMS and tDCS on Motor Function in Stroke

NCT01574989
Conditions
Stroke, Motor Function
Interventions
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Device
Lead sponsor
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 90 Years
Enrollment
14 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2011 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
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 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Modulation of Motor Learning Via tDCS in a Dexterous Video Game Task

NCT07202702
Conditions
Motor Activity
Interventions
tDCS
Device
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 45 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Indianapolis, Indiana
Conditions
Fatigue
Interventions
transcranial direct current stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Las Vegas, Nevada
Conditions
Pain Management
Interventions
BreEStim, tDCS, tDCS sham
Device
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
12 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2015 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Conditions
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
Soterix 1x1 tDCS mini CT, Sham Soterix 1x1 tDCS Mini CT, Written Exposure Therapy (WET)
Device · Other · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
25 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Antonio, Texas
Conditions
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Disorder, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Brain
Interventions
High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
55 Years and older
Enrollment
75 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Dallas, Texas
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Sham transcranial direct current stimulation, Transcranial direct current stimulation at 2 mA, Transcranial direct current stimulation at 4 mA
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Iowa
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 30 Years
Enrollment
35 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Iowa City, Iowa
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

SMART Stimulation: Precision Neuromodulation of Cognition in Older Adults

NCT05377411
Conditions
Aging
Interventions
tDCS, cognitive training
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
65 Years to 89 Years
Enrollment
33 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida
Conditions
Migraine
Interventions
DC Stimulator (Transcranial Direct Current Stimulator)
Device
Lead sponsor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
13 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2007 – 2012
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Fear Extinction

NCT03907917
Conditions
Anxiety Disorders
Interventions
tDCS
Device
Lead sponsor
Thomas Adams
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 55 Years
Enrollment
67 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2023
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
New Haven, Connecticut • Lexington, Kentucky
Conditions
Impulsive Behavior
Interventions
anodal tDCS over the rIFG,, anodal tDCS over the lOFC,, sham tDCS stimulation condition
Device
Lead sponsor
Lifespan
Other
Eligibility
13 Years to 17 Years
Enrollment
64 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Riverside, Rhode Island
Conditions
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)
Interventions
High Definition transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Sham High Definition transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas at Dallas
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 64 Years
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Richardson, Texas
Conditions
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Interventions
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS), Sham Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
Device · Other
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
45 Years and older
Enrollment
17 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts