Electrical Stimulation for Learning and Memory in Alzheimer's and Primary Progressive Aphasia

"Indeed, the information available on clinicaltrials.gov attests to this study's ongoing recruitment process. This trial was first posted in August 1st 2020 and its most recent update happened July 8th 2022; it is searching for 60 patients from a single site."

"This study only allows participants aged 50 to 75, in accordance with their eligibility criteria."

"This research endeavour is aiming to enroll 60 individuals with Alzheimer's Disease between the ages of 50 and 75. Furthermore, participants must pass the following prerequisites: have a minimum high-school education, be right-handed, fit the Mild Cognitive Impairment or 'possible AD' designation according to 2011 guidelines while also having corresponding biomarkers such as cerebrospinal fluid or PET scans that demonstrate amyloid-beta deposits/FDG uptake with unihemispheric atrophy."

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this patient recruitment is ongoing, with the original post dating back to August 1st 2020 and a recent edit on July 8th 2022."

"This study seeks to quantify changes in auditory recall accuracy and syntactic comprehension, as well as spatial span forward score and verbal fluency task scores. Evaluations will be taken at baseline, directly after intervention, one month post-intervention and three months post-intervention up until a total of 31 weeks have elapsed. Improvements in the measured metrics are seen as beneficial outcomes for participants enrolled in this trial."