Association of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation with Digital Cognitive Training for Cognitive Remediation in Older Adults
40 patients around the world
Available in Brazil
Our goals in this study are:
- To investigate the feasibility and safety of transcranial direct current stimulation
(tDCS) adjunctive to cognitive training (CT) in a cohort of individuals diagnosed
with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Subjective Cognitive Decline or Alzheimer's
desease in it's initial phase (CDR 1).
- To assess the efficacy of this combined intervention in modulating cognitive
function, as measured by a comprehensive neuropsychological battery.
- To explore the underlying neural mechanisms of this intervention by examining
changes in event-related potentials (ERPs), specifically the N200 and P300
components, which are sensitive to cognitive processes and neural plasticity.
- To identify potential peripheral biomarkers in serum that may correlate with
cognitive decline and response to the intervention.
- To determine whether the combined intervention can induce lasting changes in
neurophysiological markers, as assessed by repeated ERP measurements.
- To examine the relationship between the observed cognitive improvements, alterations
in neurophysiological measures, and changes in serum biomarker levels, with the aim
of elucidating the biological mechanisms underlying the intervention's effects.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
1Research sites
40Patients around the world
This study is for people with
Cognitive Impairment
Alzheimer disease
Requirements for the patient
From 50 Years
All Gender
Medical requirements
Healthy subjects over 50 years old, with cognitive complaints.
Estimated Intelligence Quotient <80.
Dependence on psychoactive substances (DSM-V).
Severe psychiatric or neurological disorders.
Uncorrected visual/hearing problems.
History of syncope for an unexplained reason or seizure less than a year ago.
Previous stroke.
Use of anticoagulants.
Intracranial metallic prosthesis or cardiac pacemaker.
Any contraindication to performing tACS.
Sites
Clínica da Memória - IPUB / UFRJ
Recruiting
Av. Venceslau Brás, 71 - Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22290-140, Brazil