Frequency- and Intensity-Dependent After-Effects of High-Definition Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation on Resting-State Electroencephalography
29 augustus 2026 bijgewerkt door: Haifeng Jiang, Shanghai Mental Health Center
Frequency- and Intensity-Dependent After-Effects of High-Definition Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation on Resting-State Electroencephalography in Patients With Auditory Hallucinations and Healthy Controls
This study aims to investigate the after-effects of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) with varying parameters on resting-state brain activity in patients with schizophrenia experiencing auditory hallucinations.
Studie Overzicht
Toestand
Voltooid
Studietype
Ingrijpend
Inschrijving (Werkelijk)
36
Fase
- Niet toepasbaar
Contacten en locaties
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Studie Locaties
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Fuyang, China
- Fuyang Mental Heath Center
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Deelname Criteria
Onderzoekers zoeken naar mensen die aan een bepaalde beschrijving voldoen, de zogenaamde geschiktheidscriteria. Enkele voorbeelden van deze criteria zijn iemands algemene gezondheidstoestand of eerdere behandelingen.
Geschiktheidscriteria
Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie
- Volwassen
- Oudere volwassene
Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers
Ja
Beschrijving
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 to 65 years;
- Meet the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5);
- Adequate verbal communication skills;
- At least one auditory hallucination episode within the past week;
- Willing to participate in the study and able to complete all trial procedures.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of neurological disorders, severe physical illness, traumatic brain injury, or craniotomy;
- History of epileptic seizures or other neuropsychiatric disorders;
- At risk for suicide, self-injury, or impulsive behavior.
Studie plan
Dit gedeelte bevat details van het studieplan, inclusief hoe de studie is opgezet en wat de studie meet.
Hoe is de studie opgezet?
Ontwerpdetails
- Primair doel: Behandeling
- Toewijzing: Gerandomiseerd
- Interventioneel model: Crossover-opdracht
- Masker: Dubbele
Wapens en interventies
Deelnemersgroep / Arm |
Interventie / Behandeling |
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Experimenteel: 0.4mA-10Hz HD-tACS
For 0.4mA-10Hz HD-tACS prevention, we will stimulate the personalized left or right temporal lobe channel at 10 Hz and 0.4mA.
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The active intervention consists of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) delivered using a 4×1 ring configuration (one center electrode surrounded by four return electrodes) over the personalized left or right temporal lobe.
The return electrodes deliver one-quarter of the central electrode current with opposite polarity.
Stimulation is administered for 90 seconds per condition, with the frequency and current intensity set according to the experimental protocol.
A 10-second ramp-up and a 5-second ramp-down period are included in each stimulation condition.
The stimulus waveform is sinusoidal.
Stimulation is delivered using saline-soaked sponge electrodes.
Electrode impedance is maintained below 10 kΩ throughout the stimulation session.
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Experimenteel: 0.4mA-20Hz HD-tACS
For 0.4mA-20Hz HD-tACS prevention, we will stimulate the personalized left or right temporal lobe channel at 20 Hz and 0.4mA.
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The active intervention consists of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) delivered using a 4×1 ring configuration (one center electrode surrounded by four return electrodes) over the personalized left or right temporal lobe.
The return electrodes deliver one-quarter of the central electrode current with opposite polarity.
Stimulation is administered for 90 seconds per condition, with the frequency and current intensity set according to the experimental protocol.
A 10-second ramp-up and a 5-second ramp-down period are included in each stimulation condition.
The stimulus waveform is sinusoidal.
Stimulation is delivered using saline-soaked sponge electrodes.
Electrode impedance is maintained below 10 kΩ throughout the stimulation session.
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Experimenteel: 0.4mA-40Hz HD-tACS
For 0.4mA-40Hz HD-tACS prevention, we will stimulate the personalized left or right temporal lobe channel at 20 Hz and 0.4mA.
|
The active intervention consists of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) delivered using a 4×1 ring configuration (one center electrode surrounded by four return electrodes) over the personalized left or right temporal lobe.
The return electrodes deliver one-quarter of the central electrode current with opposite polarity.
Stimulation is administered for 90 seconds per condition, with the frequency and current intensity set according to the experimental protocol.
A 10-second ramp-up and a 5-second ramp-down period are included in each stimulation condition.
The stimulus waveform is sinusoidal.
Stimulation is delivered using saline-soaked sponge electrodes.
Electrode impedance is maintained below 10 kΩ throughout the stimulation session.
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Experimenteel: 0.4mA-140Hz HD-tACS
For 0.4mA-140Hz HD-tACS prevention, we will stimulate the personalized left or right temporal lobe channel at 10 Hz and 0.4mA.
|
The active intervention consists of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) delivered using a 4×1 ring configuration (one center electrode surrounded by four return electrodes) over the personalized left or right temporal lobe.
The return electrodes deliver one-quarter of the central electrode current with opposite polarity.
Stimulation is administered for 90 seconds per condition, with the frequency and current intensity set according to the experimental protocol.
A 10-second ramp-up and a 5-second ramp-down period are included in each stimulation condition.
The stimulus waveform is sinusoidal.
Stimulation is delivered using saline-soaked sponge electrodes.
Electrode impedance is maintained below 10 kΩ throughout the stimulation session.
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Experimenteel: 1mA-10Hz HD-tACS
For 1mA-10Hz HD-tACS prevention, we will stimulate the personalized left or right temporal lobe channel at 10 Hz and 0.4mA.
|
The active intervention consists of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) delivered using a 4×1 ring configuration (one center electrode surrounded by four return electrodes) over the personalized left or right temporal lobe.
The return electrodes deliver one-quarter of the central electrode current with opposite polarity.
Stimulation is administered for 90 seconds per condition, with the frequency and current intensity set according to the experimental protocol.
A 10-second ramp-up and a 5-second ramp-down period are included in each stimulation condition.
The stimulus waveform is sinusoidal.
Stimulation is delivered using saline-soaked sponge electrodes.
Electrode impedance is maintained below 10 kΩ throughout the stimulation session.
|
|
Experimenteel: 1mA-20Hz HD-tACS
For 1mA-20Hz HD-tACS prevention, we will stimulate the personalized left or right temporal lobe channel at 10 Hz and 0.4mA.
|
The active intervention consists of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) delivered using a 4×1 ring configuration (one center electrode surrounded by four return electrodes) over the personalized left or right temporal lobe.
The return electrodes deliver one-quarter of the central electrode current with opposite polarity.
Stimulation is administered for 90 seconds per condition, with the frequency and current intensity set according to the experimental protocol.
A 10-second ramp-up and a 5-second ramp-down period are included in each stimulation condition.
The stimulus waveform is sinusoidal.
Stimulation is delivered using saline-soaked sponge electrodes.
Electrode impedance is maintained below 10 kΩ throughout the stimulation session.
|
|
Experimenteel: 1mA-40Hz HD-tACS
For 1mA-40Hz HD-tACS prevention, we will stimulate the personalized left or right temporal lobe channel at 10 Hz and 0.4mA.
|
The active intervention consists of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) delivered using a 4×1 ring configuration (one center electrode surrounded by four return electrodes) over the personalized left or right temporal lobe.
The return electrodes deliver one-quarter of the central electrode current with opposite polarity.
Stimulation is administered for 90 seconds per condition, with the frequency and current intensity set according to the experimental protocol.
A 10-second ramp-up and a 5-second ramp-down period are included in each stimulation condition.
The stimulus waveform is sinusoidal.
Stimulation is delivered using saline-soaked sponge electrodes.
Electrode impedance is maintained below 10 kΩ throughout the stimulation session.
|
|
Experimenteel: 1mA-140Hz HD-tACS
For 1mA-140Hz HD-tACS prevention, we will stimulate the personalized left or right temporal lobe channel at 10 Hz and 0.4mA.
|
The active intervention consists of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) delivered using a 4×1 ring configuration (one center electrode surrounded by four return electrodes) over the personalized left or right temporal lobe.
The return electrodes deliver one-quarter of the central electrode current with opposite polarity.
Stimulation is administered for 90 seconds per condition, with the frequency and current intensity set according to the experimental protocol.
A 10-second ramp-up and a 5-second ramp-down period are included in each stimulation condition.
The stimulus waveform is sinusoidal.
Stimulation is delivered using saline-soaked sponge electrodes.
Electrode impedance is maintained below 10 kΩ throughout the stimulation session.
|
|
Experimenteel: 2mA-10Hz HD-tACS
For 2mA-10Hz HD-tACS prevention, we will stimulate the personalized left or right temporal lobe channel at 10 Hz and 0.4mA.
|
The active intervention consists of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) delivered using a 4×1 ring configuration (one center electrode surrounded by four return electrodes) over the personalized left or right temporal lobe.
The return electrodes deliver one-quarter of the central electrode current with opposite polarity.
Stimulation is administered for 90 seconds per condition, with the frequency and current intensity set according to the experimental protocol.
A 10-second ramp-up and a 5-second ramp-down period are included in each stimulation condition.
The stimulus waveform is sinusoidal.
Stimulation is delivered using saline-soaked sponge electrodes.
Electrode impedance is maintained below 10 kΩ throughout the stimulation session.
|
|
Experimenteel: 2mA-20Hz HD-tACS
For 2mA-20Hz HD-tACS prevention, we will stimulate the personalized left or right temporal lobe channel at 10 Hz and 0.4mA.
|
The active intervention consists of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) delivered using a 4×1 ring configuration (one center electrode surrounded by four return electrodes) over the personalized left or right temporal lobe.
The return electrodes deliver one-quarter of the central electrode current with opposite polarity.
Stimulation is administered for 90 seconds per condition, with the frequency and current intensity set according to the experimental protocol.
A 10-second ramp-up and a 5-second ramp-down period are included in each stimulation condition.
The stimulus waveform is sinusoidal.
Stimulation is delivered using saline-soaked sponge electrodes.
Electrode impedance is maintained below 10 kΩ throughout the stimulation session.
|
|
Experimenteel: 2mA-40Hz HD-tACS
For 2mA-40Hz HD-tACS prevention, we will stimulate the personalized left or right temporal lobe channel at 10 Hz and 0.4mA.
|
The active intervention consists of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) delivered using a 4×1 ring configuration (one center electrode surrounded by four return electrodes) over the personalized left or right temporal lobe.
The return electrodes deliver one-quarter of the central electrode current with opposite polarity.
Stimulation is administered for 90 seconds per condition, with the frequency and current intensity set according to the experimental protocol.
A 10-second ramp-up and a 5-second ramp-down period are included in each stimulation condition.
The stimulus waveform is sinusoidal.
Stimulation is delivered using saline-soaked sponge electrodes.
Electrode impedance is maintained below 10 kΩ throughout the stimulation session.
|
|
Experimenteel: 2mA-140Hz HD-tACS
For 2mA-140Hz HD-tACS prevention, we will stimulate the personalized left or right temporal lobe channel at 10 Hz and 0.4mA.
|
The active intervention consists of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) delivered using a 4×1 ring configuration (one center electrode surrounded by four return electrodes) over the personalized left or right temporal lobe.
The return electrodes deliver one-quarter of the central electrode current with opposite polarity.
Stimulation is administered for 90 seconds per condition, with the frequency and current intensity set according to the experimental protocol.
A 10-second ramp-up and a 5-second ramp-down period are included in each stimulation condition.
The stimulus waveform is sinusoidal.
Stimulation is delivered using saline-soaked sponge electrodes.
Electrode impedance is maintained below 10 kΩ throughout the stimulation session.
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Experimenteel: sham HD-tACS
For sham HD-tACS, we will stimulate the personalized left or right temporal lobe channel using sham HD-tACS pattern.
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The sham intervention consists of high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) delivered using a 4×1 ring configuration (one center electrode surrounded by four return electrodes) over the personalized left or right temporal lobe.
The return electrodes deliver one-quarter of the central electrode current with opposite polarity.
To mimic the sensory experience of active stimulation, the sham condition includes a 10-second ramp-up and a 5-second ramp-down period at 0.4 mA and 140 Hz, with no current delivered during the intervening 90-second period.
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Wat meet het onderzoek?
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Beta2-band EEG power at the stimulation site
Tijdsspanne: 180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Changes in EEG power(dB) in beta2 band within different frequency band measured at the temporal lobe during the 180-second resting-state EEG recording immediately following each stimulation condition.
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180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Secundaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Alpha-band EEG power at the stimulation site
Tijdsspanne: 180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Changes in EEG power(dB) in alpha band within different frequency band measured at the temporal lobe during the 180-second resting-state EEG recording immediately following each stimulation condition.
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180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Delta-band EEG power at the stimulation site
Tijdsspanne: 180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Changes in EEG power(dB) in delta band within different frequency band measured at the temporal lobe during the 180-second resting-state EEG recording immediately following each stimulation condition.
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180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Theta-band EEG power at the stimulation site
Tijdsspanne: 180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Changes in EEG power(dB) in theta band within different frequency band measured at the temporal lobe during the 180-second resting-state EEG recording immediately following each stimulation condition.
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180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Gamma-band EEG power at the stimulation site
Tijdsspanne: 180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Changes in EEG power(dB) in gamma band within different frequency band measured at the temporal lobe during the 180-second resting-state EEG recording immediately following each stimulation condition.
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180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Beta2-band functional connectivity measured by EEG wPLI
Tijdsspanne: 180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Beta2-band functional connectivity between predefined EEG electrodes, quantified using the weighted Phase Lag Index (wPLI), during the 180-second resting-state EEG recording immediately following each stimulation condition.
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180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Alpha-band functional connectivity measured by EEG wPLI
Tijdsspanne: 180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Alpha-band functional connectivity between predefined EEG electrodes, quantified using the weighted Phase Lag Index (wPLI), during the 180-second resting-state EEG recording immediately following each stimulation condition.
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180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Delta-band functional connectivity measured by EEG wPLI
Tijdsspanne: 180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Delta-band functional connectivity between predefined EEG electrodes, quantified using the weighted Phase Lag Index (wPLI), during the 180-second resting-state EEG recording immediately following each stimulation condition.
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180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Theta-band functional connectivity measured by EEG wPLI
Tijdsspanne: 180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Theta-band functional connectivity between predefined EEG electrodes, quantified using the weighted Phase Lag Index (wPLI), during the 180-second resting-state EEG recording immediately following each stimulation condition.
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180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Gamma-band functional connectivity measured by EEG wPLI
Tijdsspanne: 180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Gamma-band functional connectivity between predefined EEG electrodes, quantified using the weighted Phase Lag Index (wPLI), during the 180-second resting-state EEG recording immediately following each stimulation condition.
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180-second recording after each 90-second stimulation
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Bestudeer belangrijke data
Studie start (Werkelijk)
5 december 2025
Primaire voltooiing (Werkelijk)
11 februari 2026
Studie voltooiing (Werkelijk)
15 februari 2026
Studieregistratiedata
Eerst ingediend
1 juli 2026
Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria
29 augustus 2026
Eerst geplaatst (Werkelijk)
1 september 2026
Updates van studierecords
Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)
1 september 2026
Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria
29 augustus 2026
Laatst geverifieerd
1 augustus 2026
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