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Effectiveness of tDCS with and without binaural beats

Effectiveness of tDCS with and without binaural beats on working memory, sustained attention and inhibitory response: a clinical trial study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20231127060202N1
Enrollment
45
Registered
2024-05-31
Start date
2024-05-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-24

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

Conditions

working memory, sustained attention and inhibitory response.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The group receiving tDCS will have the anode electrode in the F4 area and the cathode electrode in the FP1 area based on the scoring system. 35 square cm electrodes

Sponsors

University of Kurdistan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Hearing health Being right-handed Not having a mental-neurological disorder Absence of psychiatric disorders Not taking psychiatric drugs Failure to receive any psychological and neuropsychological intervention at the same time as the research Absence of brain injuries and diseases, including epilepsy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Intolerance of binaural beats stimulation Occurrence of headache on different days of stimulation with tDCS Absence in two sessions of treatment Reluctance to continue treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Score of working memory from n-back test. Timepoint: before intervention; After the intervention; 1 month after the intervention. Method of measurement: N- back software.;Score of Sustained attention from CPT test. Timepoint: before intervention; After the intervention; 1 month after the intervention. Method of measurement: CPT software.;Score of inhibition response from go/no go test. Timepoint: before intervention; After the intervention; 1 month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Go/no go software.;Score of Auditory working memory from PASAT test. Timepoint: before intervention; After the intervention; 1 month after the intervention. Method of measurement: PASAT software.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAlireza karimi

University of Kurdistan

alireza.karimi@uok.ac.ir087-33664600-8

Outcome results

None listed

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