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Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Improve Unsteady Gait in Older Adults (StimGait)

NCT06008431 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2026-01-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Walking is a complex and continuous task that entails repetitive motions of the body. Relatively high gait variability sensitively predicts falls and cognitive decline in older adults. Previous work has identified an unique brain network relationship linked to gait variability and its relevant cognitive function (i.e., sustained attention). This project aims to develop a non-invasive brain stimulation montage designed to modulate the shared brain networks dynamics and to demonstrate its effects on resting state functional connectivity, gait and cognitive performance in older adults at risk for falls.

Conditions

  • Fall
  • Gait, Unsteady
  • Mobility Limitation

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) (active)

The tDCS montage is developed to modulate the functional connectivity between the dorsal attention network and the default network.

DEVICE

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) (Sham)

The tDCS "Acti-" Sham montage is developed to recreate the cutaneous sensations associated with tDCS, yet essentially a null electrical field over the networks of interest.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Hebrew SeniorLife

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • On-Yee Lo, Ph.D. · Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-03
Primary Completion
2025-11-20
Completion
2025-11-20
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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