CIFASD 5 tDCS and Cognitive Training

Description

This is a randomized placebo-controlled trial of cognitive training with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for children and adolescents (ages 8 - 17 years) with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE).

Conditions

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

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Study Details

Study overview

This is a randomized placebo-controlled trial of cognitive training with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for children and adolescents (ages 8 - 17 years) with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE).

tDCS and Cognitive Training as a Neurodevelopmental Intervention in FASD

CIFASD 5 tDCS and Cognitive Training

Condition
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Minneapolis

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55454

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Documented heavy prenatal alcohol exposure (self-report, social service records, or adoption records) and meeting criteria for an associated FASD diagnosis (FAS, partial FAS, or ARND).
  • * An available parent or legal guardian capable of giving informed consent
  • * Substance abuse in the participant
  • * Neurological condition or other developmental disorder
  • * Serious psychiatric disorder known to affect brain functioning and cognitive performance Birthweight \< 1500 grams
  • * MRI contraindication
  • * tDCS contraindication

Ages Eligible for Study

8 Years to 17 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Minnesota,

Jeffrey R Wozniak, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Minnesota

Study Record Dates

2027-05-31