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Behavioural Intervention

Active tDCS for Caregiver

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Hyochol Ahn, RN,PhD,MSN
Research Sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
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 baseline (day 1), end of intervention (day 5)
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a home-based brain stimulation treatment can help reduce pain in people with early-stage Alzheimer's.

Eligible Conditions
  • Caregiver

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline (day 1), end of intervention (day 5)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline (day 1), end of intervention (day 5) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Pain as Assessed by the Mobilization-Observation-Behavior-Intensity-Dementia (MOBID-2) Scale
Secondary outcome measures
Acceptability as Measured by the tDCs Experience Questionnaire
Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms as Assessed by Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI)
Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) as Measured by the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI)
+3 more

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
Group II: Sham tDCSPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Active tDCS
2012
Completed Phase 3
~1150

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonLead Sponsor
903 Previous Clinical Trials
320,937 Total Patients Enrolled
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)NIH
579 Previous Clinical Trials
10,376,342 Total Patients Enrolled
Florida State UniversityLead Sponsor
198 Previous Clinical Trials
30,646 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Home-based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Pain Management in Persons With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Hyochol Ahn, PhD 2020. "Home-based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Pain Management in Persons With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04457973.
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