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tDCS for Motor Skill Improvement

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Recruiting

Led By Sydney Schaefer, PhD

Research Sponsored by Arizona State University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 10 days

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial tests if setting expectations can help make a medical treatment (tDCS) more effective in improving motor skills.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for right-handed adults who have never had seizures, head injuries with loss of consciousness requiring further investigation, or any implanted devices like pacemakers. It's not for those who are pregnant, ambidextrous, suffer from migraines or psychological/neurological conditions, have metal in their head (except dental), scalp skin conditions, unhealed head wounds, adverse reactions to brain stimulation techniques or currently taking medication/drugs.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is examining whether setting up positive expectations can boost the effectiveness of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in improving motor learning skills.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

While tDCS is generally considered safe, potential side effects may include mild tingling on the scalp, slight itching under the electrode pads during stimulation, a brief headache or fatigue following treatment.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ three days

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~three days

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and three days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Performance on motor task one week after final training session

Secondary outcome measures

Average dwell time

Average peak reach velocity

Change in motor performance over the course of training

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Side effects data

From 2021 Phase 2 & 3 trial • 160 Patients • NCT02483468

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80%

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40%

20%

Study treatment Arm

tDCS (Active)

tDCS (Sham)

Trial Design

4Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: tDCS3Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

This group will first read some information about tDCS based on cited studies, but different cited studies than the tDCS2 arm. They will then receive the same motor training and tDCS as the tDCS1 and 2 arms.

Group II: tDCS2Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

This group will first read some information about tDCS based on cited studies. They will then receive the same motor training and tDCS as the tDCS1 arm.

Group III: tDCS1Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

This group will receive motor training concurrent with 20 minutes of either sham or active tDCS. Sham tDCS will be a 30-second ramp up from 0 to 2 milliamps (MA), then a 30-second ramp-down from 2 mA to 0 mA. The next 18 minutes will have no stimulation (0 mA), starting at minute 19 with 30-second ramp up from 0 to 2 milliamps (MA), then a 30-second ramp-down from 2 mA to 0 mA. Active tDCS will ramp up to 2 mA in the first 30 seconds, then stay at 2 mA for 19 minutes, then ramp down to 0 mA.

Group IV: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

This group will only receive motor training, which consists of 10 trials of motor training per day across 3 days, followed by a one-week follow-up of 2 trials.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

2014

Completed Phase 3

~1100

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Arizona State UniversityLead Sponsor

283 Previous Clinical Trials

109,372 Total Patients Enrolled

Sydney Schaefer, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorArizona State University

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many individuals are participating in this research initiative?

"Affirmative. According to the information on clinicaltrials.gov, this study is actively seeking candidates and posted for the first time on October 1st 2023 with a most recent update from October 19th of that same year. The trial requires 142 participants at one site in particular."

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Are there any unoccupied slots in this clinical research initiative?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this clinical trial has been initiated since October 1st, 2023 and is up-to-date as of October 19th, 2023. They are presently trying to recruit 142 people from a single physical site for participation in the research study."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Priming Expectations and Motor Learning With tDCS

2023. "Priming Expectations and Motor Learning With tDCS". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06039605.