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NCT02427672 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

The Effect of Prefrontal Cortex Stimulation on Antisocial and Aggressive Behavior

A NA study, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
84
Enrollment target

NCT02427672: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

NCT02427672 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Pennsylvania. The registered enrollment target is 84 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02427672, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
84 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study investigates the effect of upregulating prefrontal cortex activity on antisocial and aggressive behavior and risk factors for such behavior. In the double-blind, randomized controlled trial, participants will undergo anodal transcranial direct current stimulation bilaterally to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex or a sham stimulation. During and after stimulation, they will complete survey and laboratory measures assessing antisocial and aggressive behavior and risk factors for antisocial and aggressive behavior. Heart rate and skin conductance will also be measured.

Primary Outcome

This will be assessed using hypothetical scenarios in which someone commits a criminal or antisocial act. The two brief scenarios describe a physical assault and a sexual assault. Participants will respond to the likelihood that they would commit the act in the scenario according to a 10-point Likert scale. Responses were measured on a scale ranging from zero (no chance at all) to ten (100 percent chance). Scores for both scenarios were summed to obtain an overall measure of intentions to commit

Interventions

  • DEVICE Sham transcranial direct current stimulation
  • DEVICE Transcranial direct current stimulation

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 84 participants
Start Date 2015-03
Est. Completion 2018-12
Phase NA
University of Pennsylvania

1,423 total trials

What the finished NCT02427672 record still lists

NCT02427672 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 84 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Sham transcranial direct current stimulation is the first listed.

NCT02427672 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02427672 about?

NCT02427672 is a clinical study titled "The Effect of Prefrontal Cortex Stimulation on Antisocial and Aggressive Behavior". This study investigates the effect of upregulating prefrontal cortex activity on antisocial and aggressive behavior and risk factors for such behavior. In the double-blind, randomized controlled trial, participants will undergo anodal transcranial direct current stimulation bilaterally to the dorsol...

What is the current status of trial NCT02427672?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 84 participants. The study started on 2015-03. Estimated completion is 2018-12.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02427672?

The interventions under investigation include: Sham transcranial direct current stimulation (DEVICE), Transcranial direct current stimulation (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02427672?

This trial is sponsored by University of Pennsylvania, which has 1,423 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02427672's enrollment target sits among peer trials

84 983rd of 2000 higher than 1,011 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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