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Cognitive Training and Brain Stimulation in Women With Post-chemotherapy Cognitive Impairment

NCT04817566 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2025-04-04

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Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate whether a high definition tDCS-accompanied intensive cognitive training of working memory leads to performance improvement in women with post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment after breast cancer treatment.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Anodal tDCS

Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), 9 sessions with 20 minutes stimulation each (2 mA).

DEVICE

Sham tDCS

Sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), 9 sessions with 30 sec stimulation each (2 mA) to ensure blinding of participants.

BEHAVIORAL

Intensive cognitive training

Intensive cognitive training of a letter memory updating task, 9 sessions for approximately 20 min

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Greifswald

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Medicine Greifswald

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Agnes Flöel, Prof. · University Medicine Greifswald

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-02
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-06-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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