tDCS Applied to the OFC: Effects on Decision-Making and Impulse Control
2. oktober 2014 opdateret af: MARCELO T. BERLIM, Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Modulating Decision-Making and Impulse Control With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Over the Orbitofrontal Cortex (OFC): A Randomized and Sham-Controlled Study
In this study the investigators aim to assess whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS; a safe and non-invasive method for modulating the activity of specific brain regions) when applied over the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) is able to modulate decision-making and impulse control in healthy participants.
Studieoversigt
Status
Afsluttet
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
In this single-blind, three-arm and sham-controlled study, we will assess whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS; a safe and non-invasive method for modulating the activity of specific brain regions) when applied over the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) is able to modulate decision-making and impulse control in healthy volunteers.
We hypothesize that tDCS applied to the OFC, in comparison to sham tDCS, will significantly enhance decision-making and impulse control.
For this study we will enroll 45 healthy individuals aged 18-60 years.
These individuals will be assessed with a battery of computerized tasks as well as clinician-administered and self-reported questionnaires on depression and anxiety.
Assessments will be carried out before and after a single 30-minute tDCS session.
Undersøgelsestype
Interventionel
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
45
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Dette afsnit indeholder kontaktoplysninger for dem, der udfører undersøgelsen, og oplysninger om, hvor denne undersøgelse udføres.
Studiesteder
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Quebec
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4H1R3
- Neuromodulation Research Clinic, Douglas Mental Health University Institute
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Deltagelseskriterier
Forskere leder efter personer, der passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kaldet berettigelseskriterier. Nogle eksempler på disse kriterier er en persons generelle helbredstilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
18 år til 60 år (Voksen)
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Ja
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Alle
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men or women aged 18 to 60 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence any psychiatric and/or neurological illness
- Psychoactive substance abuse/dependence in the past 6 months
- Current use of medication(s) that might influence cognition and/or affective status
- Presence of an uncontrolled medical disease (e.g., cardiovascular, renal)
- Pregnancy and/or lactation
- Specific contraindication for tDCS (e.g., metallic head implant).
Studieplan
Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Grundvidenskab
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Enkelt
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Sham-komparator: Sham tDCS
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Anode placed over the OFC or the DLPFC and cathode placed over the occipital region
Andre navne:
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Eksperimentel: Left OFC Group
Anode applied to the left OFC and cathode applied to the right OFC
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Anode placed over the OFC or the DLPFC and cathode placed over the occipital region
Andre navne:
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Eksperimentel: Right OFC Group
Anode applied to the right OFC and cathode applied to the left OFC
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Anode placed over the OFC or the DLPFC and cathode placed over the occipital region
Andre navne:
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Change in the net score of the Iowa Gambling Task
Tidsramme: Before and after a 30-minute tDCS session
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Before and after a 30-minute tDCS session
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Change in the "average-adjusted number of pumps" in the Balloon Analog Risk Task
Tidsramme: Before and after a 30-minute tDCS session
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Before and after a 30-minute tDCS session
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Change in the number of risky choices in the Game of Dice Task
Tidsramme: Before and after a 30-minute tDCS session
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Before and after a 30-minute tDCS session
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Change in the number of commission errors in the Continuous Performance Task
Tidsramme: Before and after a 30-minute tDCS session
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Before and after a 30-minute tDCS session
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Change in the interference index in the Stroop Color-Word Test
Tidsramme: Before and after a 30-minute tDCS session
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Before and after a 30-minute tDCS session
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Change in the stop-signal reaction time in the Stop-Signal Task
Tidsramme: Before and after a 30-minute tDCS session
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Before and after a 30-minute tDCS session
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Det er her, du vil finde personer og organisationer, der er involveret i denne undersøgelse.
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Marcelo Berlim, MD, MSc, Neuromodulation Research Clinic, Douglas Institute
Publikationer og nyttige links
Den person, der er ansvarlig for at indtaste oplysninger om undersøgelsen, leverer frivilligt disse publikationer. Disse kan handle om alt relateret til undersøgelsen.
Generelle publikationer
- Fecteau S, Pascual-Leone A, Zald DH, Liguori P, Theoret H, Boggio PS, Fregni F. Activation of prefrontal cortex by transcranial direct current stimulation reduces appetite for risk during ambiguous decision making. J Neurosci. 2007 Jun 6;27(23):6212-8. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0314-07.2007.
- Beeli G, Casutt G, Baumgartner T, Jancke L. Modulating presence and impulsiveness by external stimulation of the brain. Behav Brain Funct. 2008 Aug 4;4:33. doi: 10.1186/1744-9081-4-33.
- Boggio PS, Campanha C, Valasek CA, Fecteau S, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F. Modulation of decision-making in a gambling task in older adults with transcranial direct current stimulation. Eur J Neurosci. 2010 Feb;31(3):593-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07080.x. Epub 2010 Jan 25.
- Hecht D, Walsh V, Lavidor M. Transcranial direct current stimulation facilitates decision making in a probabilistic guessing task. J Neurosci. 2010 Mar 24;30(12):4241-5. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2924-09.2010.
- Sela T, Kilim A, Lavidor M. Transcranial alternating current stimulation increases risk-taking behavior in the balloon analog risk task. Front Neurosci. 2012 Feb 14;6:22. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2012.00022. eCollection 2012.
Datoer for undersøgelser
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Studer store datoer
Studiestart
1. januar 2013
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
1. marts 2014
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
1. marts 2014
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
16. januar 2013
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
5. marts 2013
Først opslået (Skøn)
6. marts 2013
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
6. oktober 2014
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
2. oktober 2014
Sidst verificeret
1. oktober 2014
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- REB-11/42
- 2012 YIA (Andet bevillings-/finansieringsnummer: Brain & Behavior Research Foundation)
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