Description Module
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:22 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:22 AM
NCT ID:
NCT06129058
Brief Summary:
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a form of non-invasive brain stimulation that can be delivered in a home setting. It is a safe and tolerable intervention that has shown promise for improving positive social communication and self-regulation in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Children and youth with ASD will be randomized to At-home tDCS or sham control stimulation for 3 weeks. We will measure the effect of At-home tDCS on the brain mechanisms and clinical measures of social communication and self-regulation..
Detailed Description:
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a form of non-invasive brain stimulation that can be delivered in a home setting. It is a safe and tolerable intervention that has shown promise for improving positive social communication and self-regulation in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Previous studies have been limited by small and poorly represented samples, lack of experimental control, insufficient follow-up periods, inadequate blinding and the absence of neural outcome measures. Our project will collect pilot data on the effects of home-based tDCS on reducing disruptive behaviours in youth with ASD, in order to inform the design of a follow-up full-scale clinical trial. We will recruit youth with ASD who experience clinically significant difficulties with social communication and self-regulation. Participants will be randomized to tDCS or sham control stimulation for 3 weeks. We will measure the effect of tDCS on the brain mechanisms and clinical measures of social communication and self-regulation..
Study:
NCT06129058
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06129058