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Acute responses from the application of transcranial stimulation (tDCS) on the physical, cardiovascular and cognitive performance of paracanoe athletes

Acute responses from the application of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the physical, cardiovascular and cognitive performance of paracanoe athletes

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-47g8ts7
Enrollment
20
Registered
2026-05-18
Start date
2025-06-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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Conditions

Fatigue

Interventions

This is a randomized, crossover and single-blind clinical study. Experimental group: 20 male paracanoe athletes between 18 and 50 years old will receive transcranial direct current stimulation in the
they were unaware of the condition applied.

Sponsors

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: male; para-athletes; between 18 and 50 years old; training at least 3 times a week; training at least 3 years; minimum frequency of 2 participations in annual competitions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: cardiovascular disease; metabolic disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to find improvement in performance in the 200 meter time trial test through a timer

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected that there will be cognitive improvement, in the perception of fatigue and effort through questionnaires;It is expected that changes will be found in the neural control of heart rate and variability via a mobile device

Countries

BR

Contacts

Public ContactVinícius Vieira

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

vini.munarovieira@gmail.com+5521964171452

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026