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tDCS Applied to the OFC: Effects on Decision-Making and Impulse Control

NCT01805401 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2014-10-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In this study the investigators aim to assess whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS; a safe and non-invasive method for modulating the activity of specific brain regions) when applied over the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) is able to modulate decision-making and impulse control in healthy participants.

Conditions

  • Impulsive Behavior
  • Suicidal Impulses

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Anode placed over the OFC or the DLPFC and cathode placed over the occipital region

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Douglas Mental Health University Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marcelo Berlim, MD, MSc · Neuromodulation Research Clinic, Douglas Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-03-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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