MedTrace Logo

tDCS and Musical Performance in Young Orchestra Musicians

NCT06958081 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2026-05-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can improve the technical, expressive, and stage aspects of musical performance in young orchestra musicians aged 18 to 30 years. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does active tDCS improve musical performance compared to sham stimulation?
* Does active tDCS reduce music performance anxiety and increase musical self-efficacy? Researchers will compare the active tDCS group to the sham stimulation group to see if active stimulation has positive effects on musical performance and psychological factors.

Participants will:

* Receive either active or sham tDCS stimulation
* Perform a musical piece before and after stimulation
* Complete questionnaires about anxiety and musical self-confidence

Conditions

  • Musical Performance
  • Neuromodulation
  • Performance Anxiety

Interventions

DEVICE

Active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

2.0 mA anodal stimulation applied over FCz with cathode over Fp2 for 30 minutes using a transcranial direct current stimulation device.

DEVICE

Sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

Sham stimulation mimicking the sensations of tDCS; the current will be turned off after 30 seconds while maintaining electrode placement over FCz and Fp2.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ricardo Galhardoni, Ph.D · Neuromodulação em Foco

  • Renato Santos de Almeida, Ph.D · Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

  • Débora Cristina Lima da Silva, Ph.D · Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-01
Primary Completion
2025-09-30
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT06958081 on ClinicalTrials.gov