NCT02427672

The Effect of Prefrontal Cortex Stimulation on Antisocial and Aggressive Behavior

The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Prefrontal Cortex on Antisocial and Aggressive Behavior

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 84 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study investigates the effect of upregulating prefrontal cortex activity on antisocial and aggressive behavior and risk factors for such behavior. In the double-blind, randomized controlled trial, participants will undergo anodal transcranial direct current stimulation bilaterally to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex or a sham stimulation. During and after stimulation, they will complete survey and laboratory measures assessing antisocial and aggressive behavior and risk factors for antisocial and aggressive behavior. Heart rate and skin conductance will also be measured.

Conditions

• Antisocial Behavior
• Aggression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Transcranial direct current stimulation
DEVICE	Sham transcranial direct current stimulation

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-03-01
• Primary completion: 2017-12-01
• Completion: 2018-12-01
• First posted: 2015-04-28
• Last updated: 2019-08-28
• Results posted: 2019-08-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States