The Effect of Pre-Frontal tDCS on Sleep Propensity During an Afternoon Nap: RCT
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Sleep
In brief
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a safe, non-invasive brain stimulation technology that has demonstrated the ability to temporarily increase or decrease activity in specific regions of the brain. The researchers are investigating the effect of this technology on sleep propensity by applying two different types of stimulation as well as sham (Placebo) stimulation during three different afternoon naps. The researchers are subsequently hoping to recruit healthy volunteers without medical, or sleep problems who have a regular sleep schedule to participate in the study
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02176785
- Run by
- Medical University of South Carolina
- People needed
- 10
- Starts
- 2014-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-08-02
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- age 18-65
- capable of coming in for an initial intake screen, and then again for 2 hours on consecutive Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons
You may not qualify if…
- Presence of Neurologic, psychiatric, or sleep disorder.
- Current use of medications affecting the central nervous system.
- Daily consumption of alcohol, or consequences of alcohol use (DUI, occupational, or social dysfunction ect.).
- Tobacco use.
- Consumption of more than the equivalent of 300mg of caffeine daily.
- Habitual sleep duration of less than 6 ½ hours, greater than 8 ½ hours, a difference between weeknight, and weekend sleep of greater than 3 hours, or typical sleep timing more than 3 hours outside of the window of 10pm-6am.
- Score of greater than 5 on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQ-I), or 10 on the Epworth Sleepiness scale (ESS).
- BMI greater than 30, or Heavy snoring.
- Pregnancy.
Where it is running
- Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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