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Priming Expectations and Motor Learning With tDCS

NCT06039605 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2025-08-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test if priming expectations of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) can improve the efficacy of tDCS in enhancing motor learning.

Conditions

  • Expectations
  • Motor Learning

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a minimal risk, non-invasive, neuromodulatory technique that involves the emission of a weak electrical current, traditionally via the placement of two electrodes attached to the scalp of a participant. tDCS is widely used for research purposes, the US FDA considers trials of tDCS as non-significant-risk. There are several review articles supporting the safety of tDCS usage in controlled human trials. According to a published meta-analysis , the use of conventional tDCS protocols in human trials (≤40 min, ≤4 mA) has not produced any reports of a Serious Adverse Effect or irreversible injury across over 33,200 sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Arizona State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sydney Schaefer, PhD · Arizona State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-23
Primary Completion
2025-04-16
Completion
2025-04-16
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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