Home-based tDCS in Frontotemporal Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05978804 |
Recruitment Status :
Enrolling by invitation
First Posted : August 7, 2023
Last Update Posted : April 2, 2024
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Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborator:
Ybrain Inc.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Johns Hopkins University
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First Submitted Date ICMJE | July 11, 2023 | ||||
First Posted Date ICMJE | August 7, 2023 | ||||
Last Update Posted Date | April 2, 2024 | ||||
Actual Study Start Date ICMJE | August 10, 2023 | ||||
Estimated Primary Completion Date | August 10, 2025 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
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Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||
Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | ||||
Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | ||||
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Brief Title ICMJE | Home-based tDCS in Frontotemporal Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease | ||||
Official Title ICMJE | Remote Home-based Electrical Stimulation (tDCS) in Primary Progressive Aphasia (With Frontotemporal Dementia or Alzheimer's Pathology) and Mild Cognitive Impairment/Alzheimer's. | ||||
Brief Summary | The primary objective of this research is to evaluate the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation and computerized cognitive training on executive functioning in individuals with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or dementia. In this study, investigators will use transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to stimulate the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). Previous studies have demonstrated that tDCS over the DLPFC led to improvements in attention deficit caused by stroke, Parkinson's Disease, and major depression as well as language deficits caused by neurodegenerative conditions such as primary progressive aphasia or mild cognitive impairment. The investigators seek to expand on this literature by investigating how anodal tDCS paired with and without cognitive training will impact executive functioning in PPA with Frontotemporal Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease pathology and Mild Cognitive Impairment/Alzheimer's Disease (e.g. shifting, updating, monitoring, and manipulation). | ||||
Detailed Description | In this within-subject cross-over protocol, all participants will receive both, cognitive training and brain stimulation tDCS. Participants will be randomly assigned to begin with either cognitive training and brain stimulation (dual therapy) or just brain stimulation (monotherapy) and will receive the complementary therapy program in the second round of treatment. During each period of therapy, participants will receive 50 treatment sessions over the course of approximately 10 weeks. The computerized cognitive training and brain stimulation will both be preprogrammed to be done at home by the participant. | ||||
Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | ||||
Study Phase ICMJE | Not Applicable | ||||
Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Non-Randomized Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment Intervention Model Description: Subjects meeting eligibility criteria will be randomized to receive either tDCS + cognitive training or only tDCS. After 50 treatment sessions (approximately 10 weeks) participants will switch to the other condition. Masking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Treatment |
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Publications * | Not Provided | ||||
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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Recruitment Status ICMJE | Enrolling by invitation | ||||
Estimated Enrollment ICMJE |
50 | ||||
Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE | Same as current | ||||
Estimated Study Completion Date ICMJE | August 10, 2025 | ||||
Estimated Primary Completion Date | August 10, 2025 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
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Ages ICMJE | 50 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult) | ||||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | No | ||||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||
Listed Location Countries ICMJE | United States | ||||
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NCT Number ICMJE | NCT05978804 | ||||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | NA_00071337-4 | ||||
Has Data Monitoring Committee | Not Provided | ||||
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IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
Current Responsible Party | Johns Hopkins University | ||||
Original Responsible Party | Same as current | ||||
Current Study Sponsor ICMJE | Johns Hopkins University | ||||
Original Study Sponsor ICMJE | Same as current | ||||
Collaborators ICMJE | Ybrain Inc. | ||||
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PRS Account | Johns Hopkins University | ||||
Verification Date | April 2024 | ||||
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