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NCT Number: NCT03901508

A Single Session of tDCS (Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation) Improves Endurance for 30 Minutes

Healthy recreational athletes will undergo a session of anodal tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) or sham tDCS.

The primary outcome is an isokinetic evaluation of their hamstrings' and quadriceps' strength before and after each session

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Key information

Conditions

Athlete Healthy

Age range

18 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Liege Univeristy Hospital

Liège, 4000, Belgium

About this study

Healthy recreational athletes will be recruited through social media and advertisements.

Each subject came to the Liege University Hospitals' isokinetic lab. Each session began with strapping the subjet into the isokinetic machine, making sure that all the settings were adapted to the subject. Then, each subject underwent a concentric and eccentric isokinetic test of their lower limbs (dominant or non-dominant side depending on their group). Subjects then received either anodal tDCS, of sham tDCS. Neither the evaluator or the subject knew which they were receiving. Immediately following tDCS, there was a another isokinetic test, and 30 minutes after the second test, a subjects underwent a third test.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Between 3 and 5 hours of sport a week
  • Right handed and footed

Exclusion criteria

  • One on the TSST (in high and relatively high risk sections)
  • Previous neurological or orthopedic pathologies affecting limbs

Treatment and study plan

tDCS

Device

20 minutes, 2 electrodes (C3/FP2)

Other names: Non invasive brain stimulation

Primary outcomes

  1. Isokinetic Peak Strength

    Time frame: Changes between prior to tDCS, immediately following tDCS and 30 minutes after tDCS

    Concentric and Eccentric Peak Strength is measured in hamstrings and quadriceps at 60°/s using an isokinetic dynamometer

  2. Isokinetic Work

    Time frame: Changes between prior to tDCS, immediately following tDCS and 30 minutes after tDCS

    Concentric and Eccentric Work is measured in hamstrings and quadriceps at 60°/s using an isokinetic dynamometer

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Liege

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Registry information

Official study title

A Single Session of a-tDCS Improves Lower Limb Endurance for 30 Minutes in Healthy Subjects

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Apr 3, 2019
Registry last updated
Mar 31, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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