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Effect of High-Definition transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on PTSD patients

Effect of High-Definition transcranial Direct Current Stimulation with delta wave on clinical symptoms, salivary cortisol and serum BDNF level of patients with Post Traumatic Stressor Disorder(PTSD)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20171128037666N4
Enrollment
40
Registered
2024-08-11
Start date
2024-08-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-26

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Conditions

PTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Group of patients which are stimulated with HD-tDCS and neuropsychiatric tests and lab tests are taken from them before and after stimulation. 10 sessions of treatm

Sponsors

Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having DSM-5 or PCL-5 criteria Being stable in recent 2 weeks No recent history of drug abuse No contraindication for HD-tDCS

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of being unstable or Drug abuse in recent 2 weeks Patients with history of cardiac problems who use pace makers Patients with ICDs Patients with scalp lesions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-5 score. Timepoint: Before an after 10 session of treatment. Method of measurement: Medscpae Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-5 test.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Salivary Cortisol. Timepoint: Before and after 10 sessions of treatment. Method of measurement: Salivary Cortisol kit available in lab.;Serum Brain-Derived Neurotropic Factor. Timepoint: Before and after 10 sessions of treatment. Method of measurement: Serum Brain-Derived Neurotropic Factor kit available at lab.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactGila Pirzad Jahromi

Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences

gpirzad1340@gmail.com+98 21 8804 0060

Outcome results

None listed

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