The modulation of sleep by transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00004299

Enrollment

Registered

2012-12-21

Start date

2013-01-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Healthy Volunteers F51.0

Interventions

Group 1: Cortical Activation through 2x10 minutes bifrontal tDCS prior to sleep onset Group 2: Cortical Deactivation through 2x10 minutes bifrontal tDCS prior to sleep onset Group 3: Cortical Sham-Sti

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

40 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All subjects should be right-handed and able to provide informed consent. Patients should suffer from primary insomnia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -relevant somatic and mental disorders -sleep disorders (controls) -medication -drug or substance use or abuse -unregular sleep schedule -inclusion in different study in the past 30 days

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
sleep latency and micrarousal scored using polysomnography two hours after the stimulation and during the night	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in sleep architecture during the night, detected using polysomnography	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristoph Nissen

Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychosomatik Abteilung für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

christoph.nissen@uniklinik-freiburg.de076127065010

Outcome results

None listed

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