NCT02321891

A Pilot Study to Determine a Candidate Protocol for Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in the Treatment of Anxiety

Optimizing Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for Clinical Applications (the OptES Study): A Pilot Study to Determine a Candidate Protocol for Treatment of Anxiety (OptES-Anx)

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 14 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Eastern Finland · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators examine the efficacy of two different transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) stimulation protocols in the treatment of anxiety in an open-label pilot study.

Detailed description

The investigators examine the efficacy of two different transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) stimulation protocols in the treatment of anxiety in an open-label pilot study in patients with chronic pain. The investigators also seek to detect autonomic nervous system changes induced by the tDCS, and develop new methods for the measurement of autonomic nervous system functions.

Conditions

• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	NeuroConn DC Stimulator Plus, tDCS	transcranial electrical stimulation intervention with two experimental protocols

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-12-01
• Primary completion: 2015-10-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2014-12-22
• Last updated: 2014-12-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland