Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01872143

Enrollment

100

Registered

2013-06-07

Start date

2013-05-31

Completion date

2014-05-31

Last updated

2013-06-07

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Conditions

Mental Disorders

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is effective in the treatment of psychiatric disorders in which available treatments are either ineffective or not tolerated

Detailed description

Depending on the specific psychiatric disorder, inhibitory or stimulating neuromodulation will be applied over the cortical region of interest, found according to the relevant scientific publication on neurophysiology of psychiatric disorders

Interventions

DEVICEtranscranial Direct Current Stimulation

daily or twice-a-day administration of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation from a minimum of 10 session to a maximum of 20

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* a psychiatric disorder in which available treatment are either ineffective or not tolerated

Exclusion criteria

* implantable active devices

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change from Baseline Psychiatric rating scales scores at immediate post-treatment and at one-month and at three-month follow-up visits	Time points: T0=baseline; T1=immediate post-treatment; T2=one-month follow-up visit; T3=3-months follow-up visit

Countries

Italy

Contacts

Primary Contactgiordano d'urso, MD, PhD

giordanodurso@me.com+390817462652

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026