Safety and Tolerability of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

NCT ID: NCT01148212

Last Updated: 2011-02-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

15 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-06-30

Study Completion Date

2011-01-31

Brief Summary

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Testing safety and tolerability of transcranial direct current stimulation (2 mA, 20 minutes) in four different protocols:

saline-soaked sponges electrode with electrode gel tap-water-soaked sponges tap-water-soaked-sponges + sham stimulation

Outcome measures are tolerability (comfort rating questionnaire), impedances, skin elasticity

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Best Comfort and Lowest Skin Irritation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* no neurological or psychiatric illness
* written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* dermatologic diseases
* medication with corticoids
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich

Principal Investigators

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Ulrich Palm, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ludwig-Maximilian-University

Frank Padberg, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Ludwig-Maximilian-University

Locations

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Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Dept. of Psychiatry

Munich, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Other Identifiers

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10/2009

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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