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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Therapy for Central Hypersomnia Without Cataplexy

NCT03198156 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2021-10-25

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Summary

1. To determine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on vigilance in subjects with central hypersomnia without cataplexy.
2. To determine the effects of tDCS on subjective measures of sleepiness and alertness in subjects with central hypersomnia without cataplexy.

Conditions

  • Hypersomnia

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

tDCS is a form of noninvasive, painless, brain stimulation that uses a mild direct electrical current passed between electrodes on the scalp to modify neuronal membrane resting potential in a polarity dependent manner, elevating or lowering neuron excitability in a region.

DEVICE

Sham stimulation

Sham stimulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • United States Air Force

    collaborator FED

  • Ohio State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ulysses Magalang, MD · Ohio State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-01
Primary Completion
2020-06-20
Completion
2020-06-20
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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