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The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Executive Function in People With Mild to Moderate Dementia

NCT03753191 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2020-10-22

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Summary

To study the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on executive function in people with mild to moderate dementia

Conditions

  • Dementia
  • Executive Function
  • Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Interventions

DEVICE

transcranial direct current stimulation

Each subject will undergo one tDCS stimulation session lasting for 20 minutes. A constant current of 2 mA will be applied with a linear fade in, fade out of 10 seconds to prevent electrical transients.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Frank LAI, PhD · Assistant Professor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-06-01
Primary Completion
2020-12-30
Completion
2021-10-20

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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Diseases

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