Safety and Tolerability of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

Completed

• Conditions: Best Comfort and Lowest Skin Irritation

• Registration Number: NCT01148212
• Lead Sponsor: Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

Brief Summary

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

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-06
• Study First Submitted: 2010-06-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-06-21
• Study First Posted: 2010-06-22
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Status Verified: 2011-01
• Study Completion: 2011-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-02-07
• Last Update Posted: 2011-02-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

• no neurological or psychiatric illness
• written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• dermatologic diseases
• medication with corticoids

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Dept. of Psychiatry; 🇩🇪 Munich, Germany