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Effect of Transcranial direct-current stimulation on cognitive biases and coherence pattern of cortex

Effect of Transcranial direct-current stimulation on improvement of cognitive biases and coherence pattern of cortex in patients with major depression

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20180704040344N1
Enrollment
30
Registered
2018-08-05
Start date
2017-09-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-09-11

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Conditions

Major Depression Disorder.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: tDCS was applied with an anodic electrode in the left DLPFC region and a cathode electrode in the right DLPFC region for 10 continuous days, with direct electric cu

Sponsors

Deputy of Research _ Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age range 18 to 40 years, having Major Depression Disorder Based on DSM5 Criteria, Minimum education middle school, dextrality.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having psychotic diseases and coincidence with other disorders, Concurrent use of drug, Concurrent use of medicine, and The subject's dissatisfaction of Continue to collaborate.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement of Cognitive biases due to Depression. Timepoint: Before applying tDCS and 10 sessions after applying tDCS. Method of measurement: Cognitive tests of Eriksen Folanker and Corsi block-tapping.;Improvement of Cortical Coherence Pattern interhemispheric and intrahemispheric between different parts of the brain in differen bands of electrical activity. Timepoint: Before applying tDCS and 10 sessions after applying tDCS. Method of measurement: Electroencephalography(EEG).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement of Depression. Timepoint: Before applying tDCS and 10 sessions after applying tDCS. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli Arabi

Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

ali.arabi1992.1370@gmail.com+98 51 4622 7853

Outcome results

None listed

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