Different Montages of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Tongue Strength

University of Liege20 enrolled

Overview

20 healthy subjects will be split into 4 groups. Each group will receive one of the following tDCS montages : anodal, bilateral, cathodal or placebo Subjects will receive 2mA for 20 mins of their attributed tDCS. The evaluation is a maximal strength test measured with the IOPI and will take place prior to, immediately following and 30 minutes after stimulation

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

Transcranial Direct Current StimulationDEVICE

Subjects received a micro-current through their scalp to induce cortical and subcortical changes

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy Exclusion Criteria: * One Yes on the medium and high risk sections of the TSST (Bornheim et al.,2019)

Locations (1)

Liege Univeristy

Liège, Belgium

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change Tongue Maximal Strength

1 RM of tongue strength, measured using the IOPI device

Time frame: Baseline, immediately after, and 30 minutes after tDCS

Central Contacts

Stephen Bornheim, Msc

CONTACT

003243662193 stephen.bornheim@uliege.be

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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