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tDCS (active stimulation) for Aging (ACT Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Adam Woods, Ph.D
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 post assessment (3 months).
Awards & highlights

ACT Trial Summary

This trial will examine the impact of combining cognitive training with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognitive and brain function. tDCS is a method of non-invasive brain stimulation that directly stimulates brain regions involved in active cognitive function and could enhance neural plasticity when paired with a training task.

ACT Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline to post assessment (3 months).
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to post assessment (3 months). for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Improvement in Cognitive Ability.
Secondary outcome measures
Phase I POSIT BrainHQ Cognitive Training Composite Performance Measure.(Phase I POSIT Z-Score)

ACT Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Educational Training + Sham StimulationExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
This arm receives educational training combined with sham tDCS.
Group II: Educational Training + Active StimulationExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
This arm receives educational training combined with active tDCS.
Group III: Cognitive Training + Sham StimulationExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
This arm receives cognitive training combined with sham tDCS.
Group IV: Cognitive Training + Active StimulationExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
This arm receives cognitive training combined with active tDCS.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Educational Training
2013
N/A
~390
Cognitive Training
2008
Completed Phase 3
~4100
tDCS (active stimulation)
2017
N/A
~380
tDCS (sham stimulation)
2017
N/A
~380

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of FloridaLead Sponsor
1,341 Previous Clinical Trials
715,288 Total Patients Enrolled
28 Trials studying Aging
3,023 Patients Enrolled for Aging
University of ArizonaOTHER
514 Previous Clinical Trials
148,215 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Aging
509 Patients Enrolled for Aging
National Institute on Aging (NIA)NIH
1,675 Previous Clinical Trials
28,020,546 Total Patients Enrolled
160 Trials studying Aging
75,628 Patients Enrolled for Aging

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Who is eligible to partake in this experiment?

"This trial is accepting 306 elderly individuals, aged 65 to 89, who are exhibiting signs of age-related cognitive decline. To qualify for the study participants must: be within the specified age range; display cognitive deficits on a Cognitive Training assessment below the 80th percentile; possess enough vitality to complete training sessions and participate in interventions; and agree to randomization into either treatment group."

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Are individuals aged 30 and above being accepted into the experiment?

"This clinical trial only considers applicants that are between 65 and 89 years old. There is one study available to those under 18, while 239 such studies exist for seniors."

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Are there any remaining vacancies for participants in this experiment?

"Per the clinicaltrials.gov website, this research program is no longer recruiting participants - it was originally published on August 8th 2017 and last updated September 20th 2022. Nevertheless, 246 other medical studies are actively scouring for volunteers at present."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Arizona
How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
University of Arizona
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria

How responsive is this trial?

Typically responds via
Phone Call
Most responsive sites:
  1. University of Arizona: < 24 hours
Average response time
  • < 1 Day
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Augmenting Cognitive Training In Older Adults
2017. "Augmenting Cognitive Training In Older Adults". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02851511.
~49 spots leftby Apr 2025
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