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Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on cognitive function in traumatic brain injury patients

Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) on Frontal-Executive Functions in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: Double blind randomized controlled study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0005302
Enrollment
30
Registered
2020-08-11
Start date
2020-08-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-08-18

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : For patients with traumatic brain injury, TDCS was applied to the left pre-frontal region 5 times a week, 2 weeks, 20 minutes each time, followed by FNIRS evaluation and clinical func

Sponsors

Eulji University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patient with traumatic brain injury confirmed using brain CT (computed tomography) or MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) who visited Eulji university hospital (inpatient/ outpatient) ? Subjects who have passed more than 1 month after the onset ? Those who have cognitive function to perform simple instructions and perform them ? Those who are 18 years of age or older and do not fall under the exclusion criteria ? Subject who voluntarily agreed to the clinical trial and agreed to the subject consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? Subjects with intellectual disabilities that are unable to carry out instructions that are not applicable to clinical evaluation ? Those who have a history of epileptic seizures ? Those who have undergone deep electric stimulation (DBS) in the cranial cavity or have an artificial pacemaker ? Subjects judged to be unsuitable for this study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Korean Montreal Cognitive Assessment; K-MoCA

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Executive Clock Drawing Test; ECDT;Trail Making Test; TMT;Rey Complex Figure Test; RCFT

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactKang Jae Jung

Eulji University Hospital

Outcome results

None listed

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