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tVNS group for Aging

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Recruiting

Led By John Williamson, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Florida

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline to 2 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test whether tVNS can improve cognitive performance when paired with cognitive training in healthy older adults.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for healthy older adults who can commit to the study's requirements. It's not suitable for those with MRI contraindications like pregnancy or metal implants, hearing or vision deficits that affect assessments, physical impairments, traumatic brain injury, dementia signs, major psychiatric illnesses, or unstable chronic conditions.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The trial tests if combining cognitive training with transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (tVNS), a non-invasive neurostimulation method that may boost neuroplasticity and cognitive performance, can improve brain health and delay aging-related cognitive decline.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

While the document doesn't specify side effects of tVNS and cognitive training in this context, generally tVNS might cause mild skin irritation at the site of stimulation or temporary changes in heart rate.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline to 2 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline to 2 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to 2 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in working memory and processing speed contributors

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: tVNS groupActive Control2 Interventions

Participants will undergo cognitive training with tVNS

Group II: Sham groupPlacebo Group1 Intervention

Participants will undergo cognitive training with earlobe sham

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of FloridaLead Sponsor

1,341 Previous Clinical Trials

715,606 Total Patients Enrolled

28 Trials studying Aging

3,362 Patients Enrolled for Aging

McKnight Brain Research FoundationUNKNOWN

2 Previous Clinical Trials

185 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Aging

135 Patients Enrolled for Aging

University of ArizonaOTHER

514 Previous Clinical Trials

148,554 Total Patients Enrolled

5 Trials studying Aging

848 Patients Enrolled for Aging

Media Library

Cognitive Training Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04276805 — N/A

Aging Research Study Groups: Sham group, tVNS group

Aging Clinical Trial 2023: Cognitive Training Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04276805 — N/A

Cognitive Training 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04276805 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are participants aged over 20 eligible to join this investigation?

"Participants of this trial must be aged between 65 and 90."

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Is the opportunity for participation in this trial still available to participants?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this ongoing trial was first published on the 17th of November 2020 and is currently recruiting 40 patients between two locations. The entry has been modified as recently as June 15th 2022."

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Who is qualified to be part of this clinical investigation?

"This study is looking for 40 elderly adults, aged between 65 and 90 years old."

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How many participants have enrolled in this experiment?

"Indeed, the information hosted on clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this medical trial is presently enlisting patients. It was initially announced on November 17th 2020 and its most recent update occurred on June 15th 2022. 40 volunteers must be recruited from 2 separate sites to meet their target enrolment goal."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Non-invasive Nerve Stimulation and Cognitive Training to Improve Cognitive Performance in Healthy Older Adults

2020. "Non-invasive Nerve Stimulation and Cognitive Training to Improve Cognitive Performance in Healthy Older Adults". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04276805.