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Studying the effects of alternating current transcranial electrical stimulation on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

Investigating the effects of alternating current transcranial electrical stimulation on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on improving emotional dysregulation in healthy individuals: A double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20170417033485N7
Enrollment
50
Registered
2026-01-24
Start date
2026-02-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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Conditions

Healthy people.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control (Sham) group: The sham group includes healthy individuals: healthy individuals who do not receive any intervention. The device is simply placed on their heads but no stimulatio

Sponsors

Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 28 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 28 years old Being male Physical health Mental health

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mental disorder Patients who were undergoing psychotherapy at the time of selection Presence of systemic diseases Regular use of any medication Smoking, etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The change in emotion regulation ability. Timepoint: Baseline and 30 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), including total and subscale scores.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Timepoint: Before the intervention (Pre-test), after the intervention (Post-test). Method of measurement: Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale.;Score on the PASAT software Score. Timepoint: Before the intervention (Pre-test), after the intervention (Post-test). Method of measurement: PASAT software.;Score on Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire Score. Timepoint: Before the intervention (Pre-test), after the intervention (Post-test). Method of measurement: Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire.;Score on Gross Emotion Regulation Strategies Questionnaire Score. Timepoint: Before the intervention (Pre-test), after the intervention (Post-test). Method of measurement: Gross Emotion Regulation Strategies Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

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Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences

ar.mohammadi@bmsu.ac.ir+98 21 8862 3188

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026