Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Autism

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

13 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-10-31

Study Completion Date

2023-02-21

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

This research is being done to determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can improve certain mental abilities, such as speech, language and other efforts at communication in individuals with autism.

In this research, battery powered device is used to deliver very weak electrical current to the surface of the scalp while participants are involved in tasks aimed at training or measuring communicative efforts, speech, language or related cognitive functions. Our aim is to find out whether tDCS will improve these mental abilities.

Related Clinical Trials

Explore similar clinical trials based on study characteristics and research focus.

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Cognitive Processing

NCT01602263

Aphasia Autism Schizophrenia

COMPLETED

Resting-State Functional Connectivity as a Predictor of tDCS Effects in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder

NCT06878326

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Electroencephalography

RECRUITING NA

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Autistic Spectrum Disorder

NCT05311982

Autistic Disorders Spectrum

COMPLETED NA

tDCS on Working Memory (WM) in Adults With ASD

NCT03255837

Autism Spectrum Disorder

COMPLETED NA

The Effect of tDCS on Subcortical Brain Functioning

NCT01602276

Brain Damage, Chronic

TERMINATED NA

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Participants in the study will be asked to do the following things:

* Grant permission for the researchers to view medical/psychological and/or educational and/or speech records associated with the diagnosis of low-functioning autism.
* Complete a questionnaire and provide a health history.
* Complete evaluations by our study team to assess the diagnosis and gain a clearer understanding of the participant's current functioning.
* Give permission to audio and video-tape test sessions for later scoring and observation.
* Give permission to audio or video-tape in the classroom or home environment using non-intrusive audio-visual recording devices.
* Complete several tasks and training interventions that involve such things as learning new words or pictures, saying words out loud, or naming objects.
* Participate in an eye tracking study while completing a task on the computer which involves wearing a headband, attached by a velcro fastener, which contains a magnetic sensor. This equipment allows us to track the position of the head in order to record more accurate measurements. It is used with eye tracking equipment which measures the gaze on a set point on a computer screen. The equipment poses no risk and is non-invasive.
* Participate in computerized tasks while monitoring brain responses that are a direct result of a thought or perception. In order to monitor these responses, electrodes would be placed over various points on your scalp. The electrodes will record the on-going activity of the brain; it does not produce or introduce any electrical activity. The equipment poses no risk and is non-invasive.
* Wear electrodes that will be placed on the scalp with a large rubberized band. These electrodes will administer very weak electrical current (tDCS) from a battery powered device for 20 to 60 minutes.

The experimental sessions will last about 1 hour and participants may be asked to have more than one testing session in a day or to return for additional sessions.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Autism

Individuals with autism will have either Anodal, Cathodal, or Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS).

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Delivery of transcranial direct current stimulation for 30-60 minutes or sham stimulation.This will be administered by two or more similar devices.

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

Delivery of transcranial direct current stimulation for 30-60 minutes or sham stimulation.This will be administered by two or more similar devices.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of autism or related conditions
* Identified language deficit(s) and/or other cognitive or behavioral impairments (which will be specific to each sub-study)
* Adequate ability to perform the research tasks set for the individual's particular level of performance