NCT04309812Active, not recruiting
Transcranial Direct Current to Treat Epilepsy at Home
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Feb 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This is a placebo-controlled study of feasibility and potential effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in the home environment to reduce seizures and EEG spikes.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 4 (actual)
- First submitted
- 9 Mar 2020
- Start date
- 26 May 2021
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Stanford University
- Diseases
- Epilepsy
- NCT number
- NCT04309812
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 4
- From 26 May 2021 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2026
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- A disease likely to progress over course of the study
- Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
- Suicide attempt or psychiatric hospitalization past 2 years
- A skin condition interfering with scalp electrodes or allergy to silver
Lab values
- Women will verify not pregnant, and if applicable, have a serum pregnancy test
Who the study is looking for
- Age 18-100, inclusive.
- Has a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy
- Has at least 4 countable seizures per month
- Has not had control with at least 2 anti-seizure medicines
- Able to maintain a constant medication for duration of the study (rescue meds allowed)
- Subject or legally authorized representative is able to understand consent and keep a seizure diary in English
Age in the registry: 18 years to 100 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University School of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Stanford | United States | Unknown status |
| Stanford Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Stanford | United States | Unknown status |
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