Effects of Multiple-Session Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Behavioral, Physiological, and Electrophysiological Measures With Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

20

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 4, 2025

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2026

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2026

Conditions
Autism Spectrum DisorderAutism or Autistic Traits
Interventions
DEVICE

Anodal tDCS + Social Learning

Anodal tDCS lowers neuronal membrane potentials, leading to increased probability of depolarization from incoming stimuli.

BEHAVIORAL

Placebo Anodal tDCS + Social Learning

Social learning tasks are completed on a computer and consist of viewing video modeling of social interactions, facial emotion detection practice, and videos for emotion and empathy learning.

Trial Locations (1)

87131

RECRUITING

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

NIH

lead

University of New Mexico

OTHER