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Register: CTRI
Last refreshed on: 26 June 2023
Main ID:  CTRI/2017/07/009037
Date of registration: 13-07-2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi
Public title: Brain modulation with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for examining effect on cognitive functioning
Scientific title: A pilot randomized controlled trial of targeted prefrontal cortex modulation with anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for examining task dependent effect on executive functioning
Date of first enrolment: 16-07-2017
Target sample size: 36
Recruitment status: Open to Recruitment
URL:  http://www.ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/pmaindet2.php?trialid=19243
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial Method of generating randomization sequence:Permuted block randomization, fixed Method of allocation concealment:Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes Blinding and masking:Participant and Investigator Blinded  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
India
Contacts
Name: Rohit Verma   
Address:  Department of Psychiatry, Room No. 4096, 4th Floor, Teaching Block, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar New Delhi 110029 South, DELHI India
Telephone: 9868005491
Email: rohit.aiims@gmail.com
Affiliation:  All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Name: Rohit Verma   
Address:  Department of Psychiatry, Room No. 4096, 4th Floor, Teaching Block, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar New Delhi 110029 South, DELHI India
Telephone: 9868005491
Email: rohit.aiims@gmail.com
Affiliation:  All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Right handed males of age 18-50 years.

2. Having passed at least 10th standard.

3. Those willing to give written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria: 1.History of chronic neurological, psychiatric or physical illness.

2.History of substance use disorder or history of substance intake (other than nicotine/caffeine) on the day prior to stimulation.

3.History of significant head trauma/ seizure.

4.Having implanted device or metals in brain/head or cardiac pacemaker.

5.Those using anti-depressants or any other psychoactive medications


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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Intervention(s)
Intervention1: transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): tDCS is a pure neuromodulation technique: cathodal tDCS inhibits neuronal firing whereas anodal stimulation increases it. Two active tDCS stimulation in form of 1mA and 2mA will be provided in two different groups (12 participants in each group).
Control Intervention1: Sham tDCS: No stimulation will be provided by the electrodes kept over the participants head (12 participants).
Primary Outcome(s)
Stroop test scores for executive function evaluationTimepoint: Three visits separated by an interval by at least 48 hours
Secondary Outcome(s)
Side effect checklist for tDCSTimepoint: Three visits separated by an interval by at least 48 hours
Secondary ID(s)
NIL
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Non funded
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 16/06/2017
Contact:
Institute Ethics Committee
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