Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders

Federico II University

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Mental Disorders

Treatments: Device: transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01872143

61/10 (Ethical Committee)

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full 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

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

• implantable active devices

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 1 patient group

transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Experimental group

Description:

daily or twice-a-day administration of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Treatment:

Device: transcranial Direct Current Stimulation