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Electrical pulses through the scalp

Researchers are comparing active and simulated stimulation over a treatment course for Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: ChiCTR2000041517

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Start (reported date)
2021-01-01

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Changes we have recorded
  • 2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Papers connected to this study

High frequency transcranial pulsed current stimulation improves quality of life in Parkinson’s disease: A randomized controlled trial
This paper mentions the study ID; the relationship needs review · 2026

Who can join?

Ages 18 to 85 · Ask the team who can join

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: both

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria of Parkinson's disease in China (2016 Edition); 2. Patients with age >= 18 and 24; 7. Patients who can successfully cooperate with the relevant scale evaluation; 8. Patients who are willing to obey the experimental protocol. Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who participated in other clinical trials within 3 months before the start of this study; 2. Patients with mental disorders, dementia and speech disorders who can not complete the study according to the clinical trial plan; 3. Patients with a history of severe heart disease: Patients with acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, chronic heart failure grade III-IV, severe arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, severe carotid stenosis, and severe lung and kidney related diseases; 4. Patients with previous motor dysfunction caused by other diseases; 5. Those patients who have metal implants, pacemakers, metal stents, claustrophobia or other factors in the body that make it impossible to complete the MRI examination; 6. Patients who could not complete the experiment and scale evaluation due to age and other factors; 7. Pregnant women.
Full study name & original research details

Official study title

Clinical research protocol of multi-electrode tPCS for primary Parkinson's disease

Original description

Intervention: tPCS:treat with tPCS in 20 days;tPCS pseudo stimulation group:treat with tPCS in 20 days with no electricity; Primary outcome: MRI;scales;

Conditions reported: Parkinson

Registry records for this study

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Study type
Interventional
Interventions
tPCS:treat with tPCS in 20 days;tPCS pseudo stimulation group:treat with tPCS in 20 days with no electricity;
Phases
N/A
Sponsor
Nanjing Drum Tower hospital
Start date reported by registry
2021-01-01 (reported)

Registry updated: Not reported · Status last verified by the registry submitter: Not reported

Registry records retrieved 2026-10-14 (UTC). Individual records may have older updates. Recruitment and eligibility must be confirmed with the study team.

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Public study contacts supplied to the registry. Ask whether recruitment is still open and what participation involves.

Rong Xu · +86 15951935159 · xurong3973@163.com

Study locations

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China

Status not reported

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