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tDCS in People With Subthreshold Depression

Hong Kong204 participantsStarted 2026-01-16

Plain-language summary

This study evaluates the effects of multi-session transcranial direct current stimulation on loneliness, mood and depressiveness in people with subthreshold depression.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * No histories of learning impairment, major psychiatric disorders including Major Depressive Disorder or neurological disorders * At least primary school education * Subthreshold depression Exclusion Criteria: * On medication or treatments within 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the study that would affect the individual's brain, cognitive and affective functions

What they're measuring

Changes in self-reported loneliness

Timeframe: From baseline to after the last tDCS session; from baseline to 3 months after the last tDCS session

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06517121

SponsorEducation University of Hong Kong

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-01

Contact for this trial

Nichol ML Wong, PhD

852-29487431 nmlwong@eduhk.hk

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