Can brain stimulation plus neurofeedback sharpen attention after injury?
NCT ID NCT07817316
First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing whether combining transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) with neurofeedback can improve attention in adults who have sustained a brain injury from stroke, trauma, or lack of oxygen. Participants receive sessions that pair 10 minutes of tRNS with 20 minutes of neurofeedback training. The study measures changes in attention using computer tasks and brain activity recordings.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- transcranial random noise stimulation combined with neurofeedback
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-invasive way to help people regain attention and independence after brain injury.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and early, so results may not hold up in larger groups. Brain stimulation can cause mild scalp discomfort or headaches, and attention gains may not last.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * ≥18 years old * ABI resulting from TBI, stroke, hypoxia and other etiologies * attentional deficits that are among the objectives of neurorehabilitation as established by the clinical team (scores falling in the 90% percentiles on the Conner's Continuous Performance - CCPT, on the Digit and Spatial Span Tasks and Color Trail test) * good cognitive condition (ie., scores of ≥23 in the Mini Mental State Examination * MMSE or ≥75 in the Galveston Orientation \& Amnesia Test - GOAT) Exclusion Criteria: * previous report of psychiatric and/or neurologic disorders * contraindication to computerized activities * blindness or severe visual impairments
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospitales Vithas
RECRUITINGValencia, Valencia, 46007, Spain
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