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Effect of Noninvasive Electrical Brain Stimulation on Memory at Different Times of Day in Younger and Older Adults

NCT03723850 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 271

Last updated 2024-05-14

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Summary

This study will investigate the extent to which tDCS to dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (or dlPFC) impacts memory performance as a function of time-of-day in younger and older adults.

Conditions

  • Effect of tDCS on Memory in Older and Younger Adults

Interventions

DEVICE

Active tDCS

The brain is stimulated for 20 minutes with mild electrical current (maximum 2 mA) with two 7 cm x 5 cm electrodes placed on the scalp, using a standard 1x1 tDCS Clinical Trials device (Soterix Medica, NY), specialized for double-blinding.

DEVICE

Sham tDCS

The brain is not stimulated for 20 minutes with mild electrical current, but instead a sham procedure is administered using a standard 1x1 tDCS Clinical Trials device (Soterix Medica, NY), specialized for double-blinding.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Chicago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David Galllo · University of Chicago

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-03-08
Primary Completion
2022-12-15
Completion
2022-12-15
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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