A brain imaging study of the effects of electrical brain stimulation on attention in healthy people

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trait anxiety; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN78638425
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Oxford

Brief Summary

2018 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30347011

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2015-10-06
• Study Start: 2018-08-08
• Last Update Posted: 18 September 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18-45 years old
2. Female
3. Willing and able to provide informed consent
4. Healthy
5. Right-handed
6. Normal range on trait anxiety (based on State-Trait Anxiety Index (STAI) pre-screening online anxiety questionnaire)
7. Fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria

1. Current significant medical condition
2. Current or past psychological disorder (e.g. depression, anorexia)
3. Any family history of extreme mood fluctuations (e.g. elated mood states)
4. Current medications (except for contraceptive treatment) or herbal remedies such as St John's wort
5. Current pregnancy or likelihood of becoming pregnant during the study
6. Participation in any other psychological or medical experiment involving taking any kind of drugs, within the last 3 months
7. Previous participation in a brain stimulation study will be taken into account and advice will be sought from the secondary supervisor on whether they should be included, based on the type of stimulation received, the location of the stimulation and the number of sessions. If the secondary supervisor advises that the nature of the stimulation previously received could affect the results of this study, the participant will not be included
8. Any other contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging or transcranial current stimulation
9. Claustrophobic
10. Metal within the body:
10.1. Pacemaker
10.2. Mechanical heart valve
10.3. Mechanical implant (e.g. aneurysm clip)
10.4. Hip replacement
10.5. Any other pieces of metal that have accidentally entered the body

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified