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

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030