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The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Over the Cerebellum on Improving Sequence Prediction Ability in Individuals with Social Anhedonia

The impact of predictive function of cerebellum on anhedonia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400090326
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-09-27
Start date
2024-09-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-09-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Subclinical social anhedonia trait (non-clinical)

Interventions

anodal group:Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation, the stimulation electrode was placed near the I4 region in the back of the cerebellum, which can reach Crus I and Crus II regions, and the
sham group:Sham transcranial direct current stimulation, the stimulation electrode was placed near the I4 region of Crus I and Crus II region at the back of the cerebellum, and the four return electro

Sponsors

Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Social anhedonia group aged 18-30: individuals with a score greater than or equal to 20 on the Chapman Social Anhedonia Scale will be recruited as participants with social anhedonia. (2) Participants must voluntarily participate and cooperate in completing all tasks.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) IQ < 80; (2) A history or family history of psychiatric disorders; (3) Brain trauma or neurological disorders (such as epilepsy or stroke); (4) Head surgery; (5) Substance abuse or alcohol addiction; (6) Loss of consciousness for over 30 minutes; (7) Current use of psychiatric medication; (8) Pregnancy; (9) Recent presence of metal in the head area; (10) Recent scalp injury or inflammation; (11) Identification with psychiatric disorders through the MINI; (12) Left-handedness; (13) Inability to undergo MRI or receive tDCS; (14) Participation in TMS or other tDCS/tACS experiments in the past 8 weeks.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sequence prediction ability;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Anticipatory and consummatory pleasure induced by social rewards;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public Contact+86 10 64836274

Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

rckchan@psych.ac.cn+86 10 6483 6274

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026