Evaluating tDCS Brain-stimulation in Depression Using MRI
NCT05598034
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
Patients, physicians, and those who fund depression research are keenly interested in depression treatments that do not involve taking medications. One promising candidate treatment is transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a low-cost technique that involves placing electrodes on specific scalp locations and using a 9-volt battery to cause a small amount of electricity to pass through parts of the brain. Depending on the direction of electrical flow, tDCS can make brain cells (neurons) more likely or less likely to generate their own electrical signals.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Major Depressive Disorder
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 20 to 55 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- June 8, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
California · 1
- University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) · Los Angeles, CA
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.