CompletedNot Applicable

Home-based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Behavioral Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)

United States3 participantsStarted 2023-04-17

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to assess acceptability, and safety of providing tDCS to ADRD patients with behavioral symptoms and to assess the efficacy of tDCS for ADRD-related symptoms, mainly behavioral symptoms.

Who can participate

Age range60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * have ADRD and clinically-meaningful behavioral symptoms * have a caregiver willing to participate in the study * can speak and read English * have stable doses of medications for at least one month Exclusion Criteria: * any unstable concurrent medical conditions * history of brain surgery * seizure * intracranial metal implantation * current alcohol/substance use disorder

What they're measuring

Acceptability of the tDCS Treatment as Assessed by the tDCS Acceptability Questionnaire

Timeframe: week 2

Acceptability of the tDCS Treatment as Assessed by the tDCS Acceptability Questionnaire

Timeframe: week 4

Acceptability of the tDCS Treatment as Assessed by the tDCS Acceptability Questionnaire

Timeframe: week 6

Acceptability of the tDCS Treatment as Assessed by the tDCS Acceptability Questionnaire

Timeframe: week 12

Safety as Assessed by the Side Effects Questionnaire

Timeframe: week 2

Safety as Assessed by the Side Effects Questionnaire

Timeframe: week 4

Safety as Assessed by the Side Effects Questionnaire

Timeframe: week 6

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05478681

SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-02-26

Results submitted2025-09-23

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