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Cranial Electrical Stimulation in Sports

Investigation of Nine-session trans-cranial Direct Current Stimulus on Sport Performance and Balance in Professional Taekwondo Athletes

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230129057266N1
Enrollment
24
Registered
2023-03-11
Start date
2023-05-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-04-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Taekwondo professional athletes.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Volunteers will receive tDCS with a current of 2 mA for 20 minutes in each session. In this stimulation, the anode (according to the global standard of 10-20 indica

Sponsors

Tarbiat Modares University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: BMI between 20 and 25 kg/m2 history of being more than one-year professional Taekwondo athlete

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: neurological or brain surgery head or skull wound heart disorder, using pacemaker or heart battery history of epilepsy having metal implant near the skull

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Acceleration of the Athlete's leg. Timepoint: before and after 9 sessions of intervention (tDCS). Method of measurement: Attachment of accelerometer on leg.;Time of shuttle run test. Timepoint: before and after 9 sessions of intervention (tDCS). Method of measurement: Chronometer.;Time of figure of eight hopping. Timepoint: before and after 9 sessions of intervention (tDCS). Method of measurement: Chronometer.—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammed Najafi-Ashtiani

Tarbiat Modares University

mnashtiani@modares.ac.ir+98 21 8288 5054

Outcome results

None listed

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