Effects of Dual-site Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Attention, Decision-making and Working Memory During Sports Fatigue in Elite Soccer Athletes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sports Fatigue
• Interventions: Device: dual-site anodal tDCS over the M1; Device: dual-site anodal tDCS over the DLPFC; Device: sham tDCS

• Registration Number: NCT06594978
• Lead Sponsor: Beijing Sport University

Brief Summary

Investigation of the effects of dual-site anodal transcranial direct current stimulation over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex or primary motor cortex on attention, decision-making and working memory during sports fatigue in elite soccer athletes

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-24
• Primary Completion: 2021-09-30
• Study Completion: 2021-10-31
• Status Verified: 2024-09
• Study First Submitted: 2024-09-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-09-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-09-10
• Study First Posted: 2024-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 2024-09-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 23

Inclusion Criteria

• elite soccer athletes

Exclusion Criteria

• goalkeepers
• pregnancies
• family history of epilepsy
• metallic head implants
• neurological, psychiatric, or musculoskeletal disorders
• severe sports injuries

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
dual-site anodal tDCS over the M1	dual-site anodal tDCS over the M1	-
dual-site anodal tDCS over the DLPFC	dual-site anodal tDCS over the DLPFC	-
sham tDCS	sham tDCS	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Accuracy of the Stroop task	immediately after the tDCS/sham-tDCS intervention
Reaction times of the Stroop task	immediately after the tDCS/sham-tDCS intervention
Net score in the Iowa Gambling task	immediately after the tDCS/sham-tDCS intervention
Hits in the 2-back task	immediately after the tDCS/sham-tDCS intervention
Misses in the 2-back task	immediately after the tDCS/sham-tDCS intervention
Reaction times in the 2-back task	immediately after the tDCS/sham-tDCS intervention
Index d' in the 2-back task	immediately after the tDCS/sham-tDCS intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sports, Exercise and Brain Sciences Laboratory, Sports Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China; 🇨🇳 Beijing, Haidian, China