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Effects of Non-Invasive Electrostimulation on students with Anxiety at an university in the Amazon: a randomized clinical trial

Effects of Non-Invasive Neuromodulation on academics with Anxiety Disorders at an university in the Amazon: a randomized clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-749zsx6
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-10-26
Start date
2023-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

This is a three-arm, single-blind, randomized controlled trial. Volunteers will be randomly allocated via the website (www.randomizer.org) into: tDCS group (Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation), t
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Sponsors

Instituto de Saúde e Biotecnologia
Lead Sponsor
Instituto de Saúde e Biotecnologia
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: be aged between 18 and 40, of both sexes, be a university student at ISB/UFAM, have a clinical diagnosis, according to the criteria of the American Psychiatric Association 5th edition - DSM-V (2014), of anxiety disorders, and cognitive ability to understand the purpose of the research and to answer the scales and questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: conditions such as uncontrolled epilepsy, individuals with metallic intracranial implants near the electrodes, pregnant women, history of brain surgery, tumor and undergoing psychotherapy at the time of the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
We hope to find an improvement in anxiety levels in volunteers undergoing non-invasive neuromodulation in the tDCS or tVNS modalities.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcomes are expected.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactWilliam Leite

Instituto de Saúde e Biotecnologia

williamleite@ufam.edu.br+55(33)33051181

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)