NCT01860677

The Effects of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) on Brain Function, Brain Chemistry and Mood

The Effects of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) on Brain Function, Brain Chemistry and Mood: An fMRI/MRS Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 8 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mclean Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Document whether the Fischer Wallace Cranial Stimulator produces any measurable changes in brain activity.

Detailed description

The advent of an appreciation that alternative and complementary practices can have some beneficial effect on health has prompted the question of whether there are empirical measures of improvement that do not rely solely on subjective reports. The present study proposes to explore whether transcranial stimulation (or cranial electrotherapy stimulation; CES) using an FDA-approved device can alter brain function, mood and responses to cognitive tasks.

Conditions

• Mood

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Fisher Wallace Cranial Stimulator	The Fisher Wallace Cranial Stimulator device generates micro currents of electricity using a patented series of radio frequencies.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-05-01
• Primary completion: 2014-06-01
• Completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2013-05-23
• Last updated: 2017-06-14
• Results posted: 2017-06-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States