Status:

UNKNOWN

tVNS for Cognitive Impairments in Community-Dwelling Elderly

Lead Sponsor:

Shanghai Mental Health Center

Conditions:

Aging

Eligibility:

All Genders

65-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to explore the effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation(tVNS) on improving cognition in community-dwelling elderly people. The study will recruit 120 subjects. Parti...

Detailed Description

Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (tVNS) is a non-invasive neurostimulation technology.Recent studies have found that tVNS may involve in the regulation of cognition and improve the memory of the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • (1) 65≤age≤75 years old; (2) years of education ≥1 year; (3) normal daily life ability; (4) total score of The Chinese version of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) : Non-illiterate group (not graduated from elementary school)\> 14 points, elementary school group\> 19 points, middle school and above group\> 24 points).

Exclusion

  • (1) People with obvious hearing, vision problems or communication difficulties; (2) People with obvious cognitive dysfunction (such as Alzheimer's disease); (3) People with serious medical diseases (such as heart disease, uremia, severe diarrhea) ; (4) In the stage of radiotherapy and chemotherapy; (5) People with serious neurological diseases (such as Parkinson's disease, infectious encephalopathy); (6) Patients with mental diseases (such as schizophrenia, depression, etc.); 7) Patients with substance abuse or alcohol dependence; (8) patients with implantable medical devices such as cardiac pacemakers; (9) patients with scars or inflammation on the ear skin.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 21 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04396249

Start Date

May 21 2021

End Date

August 1 2023

Last Update

May 6 2022

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Shanghai Mental Health Center

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 200030