Study the effect of brain electrical stimulation on epilepsy

study the Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation(TDCS) on treatment-resistant parasitic epilepsy attacks

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20161230031668N2

Enrollment

Registered

2018-08-04

Start date

2018-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-09-11

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Conditions

Epilepsy. Epilepsy and recurrent seizures

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Treatment resistant epilepsy Patients in this group will be Transcranial Direct Current stimulated from the skull for 20 minutes once a day for 5 consecutive days

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 16 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient consent Diagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy based on clinical symptoms and evidence of a brain barrier by a neurologist Treatment resistant seizures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The number of epileptic waves in the EEG. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 7 days after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: NIHON KOHDEN EEG-1200 EEG machine models related to Andisheh company.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNarges Hashemi

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

hashemin553@yahoo.com+98 51 3801 2753

Outcome results

None listed

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