Journal
TRIALS
Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04412-0
Keywords
Transcranial direct current stimulation; Endurance performance; Explosive performance; Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; Primary motor cortex; Parkour; Cycling
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- University Hospital of Besancon
- Burgundy-Franche-Comte region in France [2018-A00755-50]
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BackgroundTranscranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is promising for improving motor and cognitive performance. Nevertheless, its mechanisms of action are unclear and need to be better characterised according to the stimulated brain area and the type of exercise performed.Methods/designThis is a double-blind crossover study, organised into two parts: the first is to assess the effects of tDCS on explosive performance (jump task) and the second is to assess the effects on endurance performance (cycling time trial task). Participants, who are recreationally active or athletes (parkour practitioners, cyclists), will receive two active tDCS sessions (over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and right motor cortex) and one sham tDCS session (part A), or two sequences (one active and one sham) of two daily tDCS sessions over 5 days (part B). Motor and cognitive performance will be compared before and after tDCS sessions (part A), and before and after the first session, after the last session and at day 12 and day 30 of each tDCS sequence (part B).DiscussionThis study investigates the acute and repeated effects of tDCS on the motor and cognitive performance of healthy subjects. It will try to evaluate if tDCS could be considered as a neuroenhancement technology according to the physical task investigated (endurance versus explosive).Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03937115. Registered on 3 May 2019; retrospectively registered.
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