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tDCS for Stress and Burnout in Higher Education
Sponsor: Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) works to reduce occupational stress and burnout in university professors. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does tDCS reduce levels of occupational stress in university professors? Does tDCS reduce burnout levels in university professors? Researchers will compare active tDCS to a sham stimulation (a look-alike procedure that contains no active stimulation) and a control group to see if tDCS effectively reduces stress and burnout. Participants will: * Complete questionnaires assessing stress and burnout levels before the intervention * Complete follow-up assessments immediately after the intervention and 5 weeks later During intervention, participans of active tDCS and Sham gruops will: * Receive 10 sessions of tDCS over 4 weeks (excluding weekends), 20 minutes each
Official title: Non-Invasive Neuromodulation as a Strategy for Reducing Occupational Stress and Burnout in Higher Education
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2026-02-18
Completion Date
2026-08-01
Last Updated
2026-02-20
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Active transcranial direct current stimulation will be administered using the PlatoWork tDCS Headset device, developed by PlatoScience, with 20-minute stimulation sessions. The intervention consists of 10 sessions distributed over 4 weeks, with the anode electrode positioned over the left prefrontal cortex (F3 position) and cathode electrode over the right prefrontal cortex (F4 position).
Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Sham transcranial direct current stimulation will be administered using the PlatoWork tDCS Headset device configured in sham mode. The sham procedure mimics the active tDCS intervention in all aspects (electrode placement, session duration, device operation) but does not deliver therapeutic stimulation. This serves as a placebo control to assess the specific effects of active tDCS.
Locations (1)
Egas Moniz School of Health and Science
Almada, Setúbal District, Portugal