UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000061826
Receipt number R000070727
Scientific Title Elucidating the Neurophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Early Motor Learning Following Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: A Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study
Date of disclosure of the study information 2026/07/31
Last modified on 2026/06/08 15:43:26

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Basic information

Public title

Elucidating the Neurophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Early Motor Learning Following Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: A Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study

Acronym

Elucidating the Neurophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Early Motor Learning Following Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex

Scientific Title

Elucidating the Neurophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Early Motor Learning Following Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: A Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study

Scientific Title:Acronym

Elucidating the Neurophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Early Motor Learning Following Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

healthy adults

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

This study aims to elucidate the neurophysiological effects of tDCS applied over the left DLPFC on early motor learning using MRS.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Purdue Pegboard Test
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS)

Key secondary outcomes

Sensational Questionnaire
Handedness Inventory


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Double blind -all involved are blinded

Control

Placebo

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration


Blocking

YES

Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

3

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Device,equipment

Interventions/Control_1

1) Online tDCS group
2 mA for 20 minutes

Interventions/Control_2

2) Offline tDCS group
2 mA for 20 minutes

Interventions/Control_3

3)Sham condition as a placebo control in which stimulation
0 mA for 20 min(2mA for first 1 min)

Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

30 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. No history of psychiatric or neurological disorders
2. A person who signed a written informed consent
3. Over 70 points on the Edinburgh Handedness Questionnaire Inventory (Oldfield, 1971)

Key exclusion criteria

1. History of developmental disabilities or psychiatric disorders
2. MRI examinations are contraindicated for individuals with magnetic materials or implanted medical devices in their bodies, as well as those with claustrophobia.
3. Individuals with evident neurological deficits attributable to stroke
4. Individuals with an increased risk of bleeding, a history of serious adverse events during blood sampling, skin infection or lesions at the venipuncture site, severe fear of blood sampling that precludes safe collection, or who are pregnant or may be pregnant

Target sample size

78


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Daisuke
Middle name
Last name Sawamura

Organization

Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University

Division name

Rehabilitation Science

Zip code

060-0812

Address

Kita12-jo nishi5-chome Kita-ku Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

TEL

0117063387

Email

D.sawamura@pop.med.hokudai.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Daisuke
Middle name
Last name Sawamura

Organization

Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University

Division name

Rehabilitation Science

Zip code

060-0812

Address

Kita12-jo nishi5-chome Kita-ku Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

TEL

0117063387

Homepage URL


Email

D.sawamura@pop.med.hokudai.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Hokkaido University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Hokkaido University

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Other

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Ethical review board of Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University

Address

Kita12-jo nishi5-chome Kita-ku Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Tel

011-706-3316

Email

shomu@hs.hokudai.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2026 Year 07 Month 31 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2026 Year 07 Month 31 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2026 Year 08 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2028 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2026 Year 06 Month 08 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 06 Month 08 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070727