9 completed, 9 unknown, 7 recruiting, 5 not yet recruiting. 31 Not applicable, 2 Phase 4, 1 Phase 2.
| Phase | Trials | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Not applicable | 31 | Completed 9, Unknown 9, Recruiting 7, Not yet recruiting 3, Enrolling by invitation 2, Withdrawn 1 |
| Phase 4 | 2 | Not yet recruiting 2 |
| Phase 2 | 1 | Withdrawn 1 |
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| Trial | Phase | Status | Sponsor | Enrollment | Start | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Manual Therapy on Musculoskeletal Pain in Adolescent Dancers Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Manual Therapy - Musculoskeletal Pain, Chronic Pain | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Gwangju Health University | 24 | 2026-11-09 | 2026-11-04 |
| Long-term Follow-up of Dexmedetomidine-esketamine and tDCS for Neurocognitive Complications After Surgery Dex-Esk, Placebo, Active tDCS - Older Patients, Surgery | Phase 4 | Not yet recruiting | Peking University First Hospital | 1996 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-13 |
| Dexmedetomidine-esketamine and tDCS for Prevention of Neurocognitive Complications After Surgery Dex-Esk, Placebo, Active tDCS - Older Patients, Surgery | Phase 4 | Not yet recruiting | Peking University First Hospital | 1996 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-13 |
| Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Virtual Reality on Gait and Self-Esteem in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Virtual Reality Rehabilitation - Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy | Not applicable | Recruiting | Riphah International University | 42 | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-23 |
| Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Virtual Reality on Balance and Executive Functions in Children With Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Virtual Reality Rehabilitation - Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy | Not applicable | Recruiting | Riphah International University | 42 | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-21 |
| Using Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Treat Word Finding Difficulty in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury Active Transcranial direct current stimulation, Sham Transcranial direct current stimulation - Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty | Not applicable | Recruiting | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 14 | 2025-10-01 | 2026-11-10 |
| Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Extinction in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Active transcranial direct current stimulation, Sham transcranial direct current stimulation - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | Not applicable | Recruiting | Yale University | 180 | 2025-09-12 | 2026-07-23 |
| Speech and Voice Outcomes Following HD-tDCS Over the Left SMA Active transcranial direct current stimulation, Sham transcranial direct current stimulation - Parkinson Disease | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Louisiana State University and A&M College | 48 | 2025-02-02 | 2024-02-26 |
| Treating Word Finding Difficulties in Traumatic Brain Injury With HD-tDCS Active Transcranial direct current stimulation, Sham Transcranial direct current stimulation - Traumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive Change | Not applicable | Completed | The University of Texas at Dallas | 14 | 2024-12-01 | 2026-02-25 |
| Model-Driven Individualized Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for the Treatment of Insomnia Disorders Active transcranial direct current stimulation, Sham transcranial direct current stimulation - Insomnia | Not applicable | Recruiting | Zhen Wang | 40 | 2024-11-10 | 2025-08-21 |
| Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Enhances Dual-task Performance in Stroke Active transcranial direct current stimulation, Sham transcranial direct current stimulation - Chronic Stroke | Not applicable | Recruiting | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 50 | 2024-11-01 | 2026-10-13 |
| Effects of tDCS and VNS on Postoperative Analgesia Active transcranial direct current stimulation, Active vagus nerve stimulation, Sham transcranial direct current stimulation - Acute Postoperative Pain | Not applicable | Unknown | Columbia University | 200 | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-14 |
| Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Gamified Rehabilitation for Upper Limb Function in Pediatric Brain Damage Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation - Paediatric Brain Damage, Cerebral Palsy | Not applicable | Unknown | Universidad Francisco de Vitoria | 36 | 2024-06-01 | 2024-05-09 |
| Comparison of NMES, tDCS, and TMS Treatments in Post-Stroke Dysphagia Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Sham Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - Stroke, Swallowing Disorders | Not applicable | Enrolling by invitation | Atlas University | 40 | 2024-05-02 | 2026-08-31 |
| Clinical and Neurophysiological Effects of tDCS on Depression in Parkinson's Disease active transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, sham transcranial Direct Current Stimulation - PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder) | Not applicable | Enrolling by invitation | Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico | 52 | 2024-04-23 | 2025-03-20 |
| Combined tDCS and Cognitive Neurorehabilitation in Post-Stroke Depression Active transcranial direct current stimulation, Sham transcranial direct current stimulation, Cognitive neurorehabilitation using Guttmann NeuroPersonalTrainer - Ischemic Stroke, Depressive Symptoms | Not applicable | Completed | Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida-Fundació Dr. Pifarré (IRBLleida) | 33 | 2024-04-09 | 2026-09-30 |
| Catatonia: Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Electrostimulation (CATATOES) Active tDCS, Sham tDCS - Catatonia | Not applicable | Unknown | Centre Hospitalier St Anne | 70 | 2023-12-01 | 2023-11-24 |
| Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Treating Parkinson´s Disease-related Pain in OFF State Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Dopaminergic medication - Parkinson Disease, Pain | Not applicable | Completed | Universidad Francisco de Vitoria | 15 | 2023-07-01 | 2024-05-08 |
| Enhancing Motor Learning in Children With Cerebral Palsy Using Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation active transcranial direct current stimulation, Motor training - Cerebral Palsy | Not applicable | Withdrawn | Boston University Charles River Campus | 2023-03-01 | 2026-08-13 | |
| Treating Civilian Traumatic Brain Injury With High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (ciTBI-HDtDCS) Active Transcranial direct current stimulation, Sham Transcranial direct current stimulation - Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty | Not applicable | Completed | The University of Texas at Dallas | 5 | 2023-01-01 | 2026-02-02 |
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