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Electrical brain stimulation for Parkinson's symptoms

This study compares stimulation through the scalp with a simulated treatment and measures movement and hand function.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: JPRN-UMIN000033253

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Start (reported date)
2018-07-03

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  • 2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Who can join?

Ages 20years-old to 90years-old · Ask the team who can join

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: male and female

Inclusion criteria: Parkinson's disease(include doubt) Exclusion criteria: The subject with the Metal in the body pregnant
Full study name & original research details

Official study title

Efficacy and safety of transsranial direct current stimulation in Parkinson's disease - Whether tDCS can improve the symptoms of Parkinson's disease?

Short title used by the registry

Efficacy and safety of transsranial direct current stimulation in Parkinson's disease

Original description

Intervention: Transcranial direct current stimulation(Anodal ) Transcranial direct current stimulation(Sham) Primary outcome: UPDRS(unified parkinson's disease rating scale) Secondary outcome: STEF(simple test for evaluating hand function), FMA(fugl-meyer assessment), MMSE(mini mental state examination), TMT(trail maiking test)

Conditions reported: Parkinson's disease

Registry records for this study

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Study type
Interventional
Interventions
Transcranial direct current stimulation(Anodal ) Transcranial direct current stimulation(Sham)
Phases
Not applicable
Sponsor
Toyama University Hospital
Start date reported by registry
2018-07-03 (reported)

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

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Contact the research team

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

Koji Ishikuro · 076-434-7850 · ishikuro@med.u-toyama.ac.jp

Study locations

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Facility not reported

Japan

Status not reported

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