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tDCS Effects on GABA Concentration and Brain Functional Connectivity in Older Adults Of Working Age

NCT02794272 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2017-01-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate whether anodal tDCS over the left M1 leads to a decrease of GABA concentration and alterations of functional brain connectivity in older people, compared to sham tDCS.

Conditions

  • Healthy Older Adults

Interventions

DEVICE

tDCS

DEVICE

sham-tDCS

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Institut Berlin (PTB)

    collaborator OTHER

  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Agnes Flöel, Prof. Dr. · Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-07-31
Completion
2016-08-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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