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Effect of brain stimulation on the regulation of emotions

Effects of neurostimulation on emotional regulation: understanding the role of the pre-frontal cortex

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-76ccw9
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-02-27
Start date
2020-01-10
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

Healthy Volunteers Emotions

Interventions

Group 1, 30 participants: a transcranial anodic direct current stimulation session in the left dorsolateral Pre-Frontal Cortex, 2 mA, for 20 minutes. Group 2, 30 participants: one transcranial anodic
Other
E02.331.750

Sponsors

Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: University students, 18 to 40 years old, without psychiatric disorder, no history of brain surgery or brain tumor, contraindications for tDCS, no such as intracranial metal implantation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: People with signs of psychiatric disorder; under 18 and over 40 years; history of brain tumor or implant or brain surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Decreased emotional intensity, assessed on a scale of 1 to 9 points, ranging from nothing intense to very intense. Increased emotional valence, assessed on a scale of 1 to 9 points, ranging from unpleasant to pleasant. The comparison will be made between the groups.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Increase in the number of reassessments in the face of situations that evoke anger, carried out through the Reappraisal Inventiveness Test (RIT). The comparison will be made between the groups.;Decreased heart rate variability, measured by a cardiac monitor. The comparison will be made between the groups.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactNatany Medeiros

Universidade Federal da Paraíba

natanypsicologia@gmail.com+55 84 999080622

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)