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Home-based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Pain Management in Persons With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Active tDCS and Sham tDCS for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. Completed, enrolled 40 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the preliminary effects of home-based M1-SO applied tDCS (that is, tDCS with the anode over the primary motor cortex and the cathode over the contralateral supraorbital area) on clinical pain in persons with early-stage Alzheimer's disease and Related Dementias (ADRD), to evaluate the preliminary effects of home-based M1-SO applied tDCS on pain-related cortical response in persons with early-stage ADRD, and to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of home-based M1-SO applied tDCS for pain management in persons with early-stage AD.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
tDCS with a constant current intensity of 2 milliampere (mA) will be applied for 20 minutes per session daily for 5 days via the Soterix 1x1 tDCS mini-CT Stimulator device with headgear and 5x7 cm saline-soaked surface sponge electrodes.
The electrodes will be placed in the same positions as for active stimulation, but the stimulator will only deliver 2 mA current for 30 seconds.