[PDF] Top 20 Efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in reducing consumption in patients with alcohol use disorders: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

... the protocol of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial, to evaluate the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation on ... See full document

... the study (the assessments) to cover travel expenses and their participation in the ...the study protocol is also promoted throughout the ...assessment protocol Ver- sion 4 ...and ... See full document

... once efficacy and safety are established, the long-term dissemination plan will be to generate ac- tion in practice change, promoting broad treatment up- ...(among patients and practitioners) by ensuring ... See full document

... Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a promising, low-risk, non-invasive neuromodulation technique that relies on the application of a weak direct current of ... See full document

... our study. Pilot studies involving brain stimulation generally use smaller sample sizes compared to rehabilitation trials [28] because contraindications to brain stimulation/im- aging are ... See full document

... pilot study to inform the design of a future full-scale randomized trial and aims to test the feasibility of conducting the ...active tDCS group and 10 for the sham tDCS group, ... See full document

... of tDCS at the synaptic level is also involved in the modification of gamma-aminobutyric acid and dopa- minergic and other protein systems ...in tDCS, and studies have shown that tDCS can stimulate ... See full document

... These disorders are mainly due to par- esis and spasticity, especially spasticity of the rectus femoris and triceps surae muscles [12, ...in patients with hemiparesis [23, 24] have shown that its ... See full document

... psychiatric disorders such as depression and ...standard protocol includ- ing a physical examination, anthropometric assessment, and metabolic and biochemical laboratory ...one tDCS session each ... See full document

... nineteen patients with both hereditary and acquired ...cerebellar tDCS re- sulted in a significant transient improvement in scores on the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA), International ... See full document

... or alcohol abuse; (4) pregnancy; (5) psychiatric or psychological disorders; (6) epilepsy; (7) inability to understand instructions or operate equipment; (8) high-dose opioids; (9) uncontrolled medical ... See full document

... The study is a multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial with two parallel groups and 6-month ...follow-up. Patients will participate in two separate inter- vention weeks, ... See full document

... via tDCS reverses the expected effects of subsequent administration of low frequency rTMS [8], on the basis of standardizing the primary state of activity of the targeted area of the ...Our study applies ... See full document

... electrical stimulation protocol, participants will be comfortably seated on a chair at the Functional Electrical Stimulation Laboratory in the Health Science Institute of Federal University of ...The ... See full document

... In tDCS, Wagner et al. [77] found that tissue anisotropy shapes the current flow in the head during tDCS, and that current tends to flow in directions more parallel to the white mat- ter fiber ... See full document

... The current review will include measures of processes such as memory, attention, language, and ...or consumption (alone) will not warrant inclusion in the ... See full document

... anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can boost the benefi- cial effects of motor rehabilitation, with the boost lasting for at least 3 months post-training ...spheric ... See full document

... on use- and NBS-induced ...the study was not powered with these in mind, and thus it remains possible that some effects were not ...in use-dependent plasticity (Rogasch et ...of tDCS ... See full document

... of tDCS on gait speed [24, 26–34] and stride length [24, 27, 32] have been variable and appear to be dependent on stimulation site and electrode ...one study, bilateral a-tDCS ...bilateral ... See full document

... and patients with Alzheimer’s disease was identical. The study was executed in a research laboratory at the University of Tromsø Institute of ...The study was ethically approved by the regional ... See full document