Stony Brook Medicine

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

A Protocol for the Use of Remotely-Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Margaret Kasschau^1,2, Kathleen Sherman^1,2, Lamia Haider², Ariana Frontario^1,2, Michael Shaw^1,2, Abhishek Datta³, Marom Bikson⁴, Leigh Charvet^1,2

¹Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, Department of Neurology, NYU Langone Medical Center, ²Department of Neurology, Stony Brook Medicine, ³Soterix Medical, Inc, ⁴Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York

The goal of this pilot study is to describe a protocol for the remotely-supervised delivery of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) so that the procedure maintains standards of in-clinic practice, including safety, reproducibility, and tolerability. The feasibility of this protocol was tested in participants with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Neuroscience

Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: An Update on Safety and Tolerability

Michael T. Shaw¹, Margaret Kasschau², Bryan Dobbs¹, Natalie Pawlak¹, William Pau¹, Kathleen Sherman¹, Marom Bikson³, Abhishek Datta⁴, Leigh E. Charvet¹

¹New York University, Langone Medical Center, ²Stony Brook Medicine, ³City College of New York, ⁴Soterix Medical

This manuscript provides an updated remote supervision protocol that enables participation in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) clinical trials while receiving treatment sessions from home. The protocol has been successfully piloted in both patients with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.