Enhancing Laparoscopic Skill Acquisition and Retention With Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

48

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2016

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2016

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2016

Conditions
Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures
Interventions
DEVICE

Anodal Transcranial direct-current stimulation

NeuroConn Direct-Current Stimulator. Anodal tDCS: 45 second ramp up to 1milliamp, 20 minute current hold at 1milliamp, 45 second ramp down to 0milliamp. Anode positioned 2cm posterior to the left primary motor cortex, and the cathode over the contralateral supraorbital area.

DEVICE

Sham Transcranial direct-current stimulation

NeuroConn Direct-Current Stimulator. Sham tDCS: 45 second ramp up to 1milliamp, 60 second current hold at 1milliamp, 45 second ramp down to 0milliamp. Anode positioned 2cm posterior to the left primary motor cortex, and the cathode over the contralateral supraorbital area.

Trial Locations (1)

T2N 1N4

Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Calgary

OTHER

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