RECRUITING

Safety and Feasibility of Tele-supervised Home-based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease

Study Overview

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Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is safe and practical for people aged 40 to 70 years with Parkinson's Disease. The study aims to find out if participants can use the tDCS device at home without serious side effects and whether it is easy for them to use on their own. Participants will first attend an in-person visit to learn how to use the tDCS device. They will then use the device at home once a day for 20 minutes over seven consecutive days. Video calls on days 2 and 3 will provide support and supervision. After each session, participants will complete brief online questionnaires about any side effects and how easy the device was to use. The study will also check if using tDCS at home improves motor symptoms in Parkinson's Disease by using a standard movement assessment.

Official Title

Safety and Feasibility of Tele-supervised Home-based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-02-03
Study Completion:2025-09-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06804668

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:40 Years to 70 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Patients with the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, aged between 40 and 70, who provide verbal and written informed consent will be included. Patients should have access to a computer system for video calls and completing the questionnaires, and they must be able to use it.
  1. * Psychiatric symptoms such as moderate or severe depression
  2. * Cranial metal implants
  3. * Cardiac pacemaker
  4. * Epilepsy, stroke
  5. * Substance abuse
  6. * Inability to adjust the neoprene cap with the electrodes independently due to movement disturbances

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Lukas Goede, MD
CONTACT
(617) 732-9126
lgoede@bwh.harvard.edu

Principal Investigator

Michael D Fox, MD, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, Department of Neurology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Study Locations (Sites)

Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, Department of Neurology, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital

  • Michael D Fox, MD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, Department of Neurology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-02-03
Study Completion Date2025-09-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-02-03
Study Completion Date2025-09-01

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Brain stimulation
  • Parkinson
  • Movement disorder
  • Non-invasive brain stimulation

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Parkinson Disease