Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation in Childhood Dystonia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01460771 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified May 2014 by Terence Sanger, University of Southern California.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted
: October 27, 2011
Last Update Posted
: May 22, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Childhood Onset Dystonias | Device: TDCS (Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation) Device: sham TDCS (Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation) | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 100 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Crossover Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Pilot Open-label and Blinded Clinical Trial of Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation in Childhood Dystonia |
Study Start Date : | September 2011 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 2017 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | September 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Treatment
Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) at 1mA or highest tolerated current
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Device: TDCS (Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation)
active TDCS
Other Name: eldith DC-stimulator (neuroconn, Ilmenau, Germany)
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Sham Comparator: sham
inactive Transcranial Direct current stimulation (TDCS) at 0mA
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Device: sham TDCS (Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation)
TDCS at 0mA
Other Name: eldith DC-stimulator (neuroconn, Ilmenau, Germany)
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- Hand muscle overflow [ Time Frame: 10 minutes post- transcranial Direct-current Stimulation (TDCS) ]surface EMG measure of overflow into muscles during attempted relaxation.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 4 Years to 21 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- dystonia affecting one or both hands
- age 4 to 21 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- metal implants in the head
- inability to cooperate with instructions

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01460771
Contact: Aprille Tongol | 213-740-1317 | tongol@usc.edu | |
Contact: Diana Ferman | 310-425-2342 | dferman@usc.edu |
United States, California | |
University of Southern California | Recruiting |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90089 | |
Contact: Andrea Carrillo | |
Principal Investigator: Terence D Sanger, MD, PhD |
Principal Investigator: | Terence Sanger, MD, PhD | University of Southern California |
Responsible Party: | Terence Sanger, Associate Professor, University of Southern California |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01460771 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TDCS2011 |
First Posted: | October 27, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 22, 2014 |
Last Verified: | May 2014 |
Keywords provided by Terence Sanger, University of Southern California:
childhood dystonia |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Dystonia Dystonic Disorders Dyskinesias Neurologic Manifestations |
Nervous System Diseases Signs and Symptoms Movement Disorders Central Nervous System Diseases |