affective disorders depression
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention (if applicable): Temporary brain stimulation using tDCS
Sponsors
Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following crite-ria: * Normal or corrected-to-normal vision * Willingness and ability to understand nature and content of the study * Ability to participate and comply with study requirements * BDI-II total score >13 and = B1 level)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: * History of or current brain surgery or epilepsy * Pregnancy Standard contra-indications for tDCS, including: * History of serious head trauma or brain surgery * Large or ferromagnetic metal parts in the head (except for a dental wire) * Implanted cardiac pacemaker or neurostimulator * Skin diseases at intended electrode sites
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main objective of this project is to examine the effect of anodal versus sham tDCS during schema activation on subsequent emotional schema memory in dysphoric individuals as measured with the false memory task. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary objective is to study the effect of anodal versus sham tDCS during schema activation on changes in mood during the experimental procedure as well as on memory-specific outcome variables of the self-referent encoding task. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed