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N/ACompleted· 22 enrolled
Drug / intervention
tDCS +1 moredevice
Likely dose
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Brain and Cognitive Changes After Reasoning Training in Individuals With Cognitive Complaints

The University of Texas at Dallas·interventional·Posted Nov 4, 2015·Updated Oct 30, 2023

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating tDCS and Sham tDCS for Mild Cognitive Impairment. Completed, enrolled 22 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

Individuals aged 55 and older may experience negative effects of cognitive decline. The proposed research seeks to evaluate the benefits of different types of interventions: reasoning training following transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and reasoning training following sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on frontal- lobe mediated cognitive measures of executive control in adults with memory complaints, in the absence of dementia.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsMild Cognitive Impairment
CountriesUnited States
Collaborators--

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedNov 4, 2015
Enrollment StartJan 1, 2016
Primary CompletionJan 1, 2018
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 2 yearsPosted 10.7 years ago

Interventions

tDCSdevice

Prior to the reasoning training, participants will undergo tDCS. Participants will receive 20 minutes of tDCS using 2mA or less targeting the inferior frontal gyrus prior to each of their 8 reasoning training sessions for a total of 160 total combined minutes. This time does not include set up time which should take no more than 5 minutes. A brief engaging film is shown to participants during the 20 minute session.

Sham tDCSdevice

For the sham tDCS group, the device will be turned off after 30s. The only reported sensations from tDCS is an itching or a tingling when the device turns on but disappears quickly. Thus, those receiving sham tDCS will be unaware that the device has turned off, and will experience an initial tingling similar to that received in the tDCS group.