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Noninvasive Brain Stimulation

Active tDCS for Associative Memory

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Sven Vanneste, PhD
Research Sponsored by The University of Texas at Dallas
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up memory performance changes will be assessed in two different visits. first assessment (baseline) on visit 1 (learning), then one-week after during visit 2 (memory)
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test whether a non-invasive brain stimulation technique can help healthy people learn and remember better.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~memory performance changes will be assessed in two different visits. first assessment (baseline) on visit 1 (learning), then one-week after during visit 2 (memory)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and memory performance changes will be assessed in two different visits. first assessment (baseline) on visit 1 (learning), then one-week after during visit 2 (memory) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
A Computerized Verbal Paired-associate Memory Task Will be Used to Assess Memory Performance.

Side effects data

From 2012 Phase 3 trial • 60 Patients • NCT01649232
10%
headache
10%
headedness / dizziness
7%
fatigue or nausea
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Active tDCS
Controls

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Active tDCSExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
active HD-tDCS will be administered
Group II: Sham tDCSPlacebo Group1 Intervention
sham HD-tDCS will be administered
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Active tDCS
2012
Completed Phase 3
~1150

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Texas at DallasLead Sponsor
58 Previous Clinical Trials
106,245 Total Patients Enrolled
Sven Vanneste, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorThe University of Texas at Dallas
6 Previous Clinical Trials
210 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Investigating Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Accelerating Learning in a Healthy Older Population
Sven Vanneste 2018. "Investigating Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Accelerating Learning in a Healthy Older Population". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03467698.
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