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NCT03845920

Mod of Cognitive Flexibility by tDCS, Tyrosine Polymorphisms in the COMT Gene

Status unknown NA Last updated 4 April 2019
What this trial tests

NA trial testing tdcs (sham/anodal) + drug (placebo/tyrosine) in Modulation of Cognitive Flexibility by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Tyrosine Administration and Polymorphisms in the COMT Gene in 32 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline
18 February 2019
Primary endpoint
30 September 2019
30 September 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsorSheffield Hallam University
PhaseNA
StatusStatus unknown
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designcrossover
Maskingdouble
Primary purposebasic science
Enrollment32
Start date18 February 2019
Primary completion30 September 2019
Estimated completion30 September 2019
Sites1 location across United Kingdom

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Sheffield Hallam University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 30, any sex, with Modulation of Cognitive Flexibility by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Tyrosine Administration and Polymorphisms in the COMT Gene. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The current study would examine whether increases in endogenous dopaminergic activity via tyrosine and the (presumed) excitation of these by anodal tDCS of the dlPFC could causally be related to cognitive flexibility as measured by task switching and reversal learning. Additionally, the study will test whether the Val158Met-polymorphism in the catechol- O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene could also predict the effect of TYR supplementation, as this gene is involved in DA degradation in the prefrontal cortex.

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