Status:
COMPLETED
Home-based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Pain Management in Persons With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Lead Sponsor:
Florida State University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Conditions:
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the preliminary effects of home-based M1-SO applied tDCS (that is, tDCS with the anode over the primary motor cortex and the cathode over the contralateral s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- early-stage Alzhimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD)
- have caregiver-reported chronic pain (average pain in the past 3 months ≥ 3 out of 10),
- have a caregiver willing to participate in the study who sees the participant at least 10 hours/week
- can speak and read English
- have no plans to change medication regimens during the trial
Exclusion
- history of brain surgery, brain tumor, seizure, stroke, or intracranial metal implantation
- alcohol/substance abuse
- severely diminished cognitive function (i.e., MiniMental Status Exam score ≤ 15)
- hospitalization within the preceding year for neuropsychiatric illness
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 4 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 19 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04457973
Start Date
September 4 2020
End Date
October 19 2022
Last Update
October 13 2023
Active Locations (1)
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030