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Home-based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Behavioral Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)

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Conditions

Alzheimer DiseasedepressionanxietyirritabilityapathypsychosistDCS

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Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

The purpose of this study is to assess acceptability, and safety of providing tDCS to ADRD patients with behavioral symptoms and to assess the efficacy of tDCS for ADRD-related symptoms, mainly behavioral symptoms.

Official Title

Home-based tDCS for Behavioral Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-04-17
Study Completion:2024-02-26
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT05478681

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:60 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * have ADRD and clinically-meaningful behavioral symptoms
  2. * have a caregiver willing to participate in the study
  3. * can speak and read English
  4. * have stable doses of medications for at least one month
  1. * any unstable concurrent medical conditions
  2. * history of brain surgery
  3. * seizure
  4. * intracranial metal implantation
  5. * current alcohol/substance use disorder

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Kendra M Anderson, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Antonio L Teixeira, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Study Locations (Sites)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030
United States
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

  • Kendra M Anderson, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
  • Antonio L Teixeira, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-04-17
Study Completion Date2024-02-26

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-04-17
Study Completion Date2024-02-26

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • depression
  • anxiety
  • irritability
  • apathy
  • psychosis
  • tDCS

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Alzheimer Disease