Longitudinal Study Examining At-Home tDCS
Participants with dementia have reported improvements after receiving tDCS in a study at our lab. Although we make an effort to enroll such participants in further tDCS research studies, some participants are ineligible for further studies or simply unwilling to continue being a research participant. These same individ
| Condition(s) | Alzheimer Disease |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | Participants with dementia have reported improvements after receiving tDCS in a study at our lab. Although we make an effort to enroll such participants in further tDCS research studies, some participants are ineligible for further studies or simply unwilling to continue being a research participant. These same individuals, however, are interested in purchasing their own tDCS machine and have approached us for advice on how to purchase their own machine. Because these devices are commercially available, there is nothing theoretically stopping these participants from purchasing their own machine. Therefore, we have chosen to carry out a longitudinal study that will allow us to serve as an advisory role for participants who have decided to continue administering tDCS at home. We will recomme |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease or other form of dementia (e.g., Primary Progressive Aphasia) Exclusion Criteria: * Metal in the head or other factors that would make stimulation unsafe |
| Ages | 50 Years to 100 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Lead sponsor | Lady Davis Institute |
| Locations | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Start date | 2021-02-22 |
| NCT ID | NCT04524338 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04524338 |