NCT02004236

Fronto-temporal tDCS Mproves Fluency & Empathy in ASD Kids

Transcranial Random Noise Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Applied to the Fronto-temporal Cortex Improves Verbal Fluency and Emphaty in Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorder

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 225 (actual)
• Sponsor: Spanish Foundation for Neurometrics Development · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Interventional, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled and parallel assignment study, in which patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are two types of intervention by transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS), to improve verbal fluency and empathy.

Detailed description

Interventional, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled and parallel assignment study, in which patients receive three types of intervention tRNS: one group received 35 sessions focused on the fronto-temporal cortex, another group received 35 sessions focused on the temporal fusiform cortex and last placebo group was operated with 35 sessions tRNS. After brain noninvasive stimulation sessions, a blind analysis of the improvement in verbal fluency and empathy in patients with autism spectrum disorder is made. For each patient included a follow up period of three months will be established.

Conditions

• Autism
• ASD

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	tRNS Fronto-temporal cortex	This group receive 35 sessions of tRNS over fronto-temporal cortex
DEVICE	tRNS over fusiform temporal cortex	This group receive 35 sessions of tRNS over fusiform temporal cortex
DEVICE	tRNS with sham	the subjects receive 35 session with sham

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-02-01
• Primary completion: 2014-08-01
• Completion: 2014-09-01
• First posted: 2013-12-09
• Last updated: 2024-09-19
• Results posted: 2014-10-16

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United Kingdom