The Effect of tDCS on Motor Performance and Cortical Excitability
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 30
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in motor performance
Study Overview
Brief Summary
In this study the effect of tDCS intensity on motor performance and corticospinal (CS) excitability is evaluated. The investigators expect that a positive relationship between current intensity and motor performance/CS excitability.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Healthy subjects
Exclusion Criteria
- •Contraindications for tDCS/TMS
- •TMS measurements have to be possible
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in motor performance
Time Frame: Baseline and POST (30 min after baseline) intervention
motor performance is assessed using different reaction time paradigms (simple reaction time, choice reaction time). This is done at baseline and immediately after the intervention (30 min after baseline)
Change in cortical excitability
Time Frame: Baseline and POST (30 min after baseline) intervention
Cortical excitability is measured using trancranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) measuring muscle evoked potentials (MEPs) at baseline and POST (30 min after baseline).
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Koen Cuypers
Drs. Koen Cuypers
Hasselt University