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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
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