ArticleTrials2020
Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on sports performance for two profiles of athletes (power and endurance) (COMPETE): a protocol for a randomised, crossover, double blind, controlled exploratory trial.
Article in Trials, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03937115 (Effets de la tDCS Sur la Performance Sportive de 2 Profils d'athlètes), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Effets de la tDCS Sur la Performance Sportive de 2 Profils d'athlètes : Explosifs (Sauteurs de Haut Niveau et Amateur) et Endurants (Cyclistes de Haut Niveau et Amateur)
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effect of tDCS targeting the M1 or left DLPFC on physical performance, psychophysiological responses, and cognitive function in repeated all-out cycling: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Trial
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- Noninvasive brain stimulation and athletic performance: a critical narrative review.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Review
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- The Physiological Mechanisms of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Enhance Motor Performance: A Narrative Review.Biology · 2024Review
- Effects of anodic transcranial direct current stimulation combined with physical training on the performance of elite swimmers.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation over the Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Boosts Decision Making and Functional Impulsivity in Female Sports Referees.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Functional whole-brain mechanisms underlying effects of tDCS on athletic performance of male rowing athletes revealed by resting-state fMRI.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Decreases the Decline of Speed during Repeated Sprinting in Basketball Athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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7 authors.
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Abstract
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). DISCUSSION: This 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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