NCT05318352: tDCS

tDCS in Improving Quality of Sleep in Athletes

Status unknown NA Last updated 10 July 2023

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Sleep Disorder in 90 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

1 May 2022

Primary endpoint
31 December 2023

31 December 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Jordan
Phase	NA
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	90
Start date	1 May 2022
Primary completion	31 December 2023
Estimated completion	31 December 2023
Sites	1 location across Jordan

Drugs / interventions tested

• Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Conditions studied

• Sleep Disorder — all drugs for Sleep Disorder →

Sponsor

University of Jordan

Who can join

Adults 12 to 60, any sex, with Sleep Disorder. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Sleep disturbances in athletes was found prevalent and affect their cognitive and physical abilities and increase the risk of injury. Moreover, studies showed also that a better sleep produces a better athletic performance. Therefore, it is important to find out management strategies that improve quality of sleep in this population.

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique that modulates cortical activity. tDCS has been conducted to improve wide range of neurological impairments including sleep. tDCS was used in improving the quality of sleep in older adults and in athletes. Both studies found improvement in some sleep indices.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Sleep in Athletes: A Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
   Etoom M, Alwardat M, Alghwiri A, Lena F, et al · · 2022 · cited 2× · PMID 36233749 · DOI 10.3390/jcm11195883