Status:

UNKNOWN

Assessment of Effectiveness and Safety of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Combined With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Dementia Treatment in Alzheimer's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of Lodz

Conditions:

Alzheimer Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

55-90 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Alzheimer's disease is the most common disease responsible for dementia, accounting for 40-70% of all dementia cases. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by a gradual and slow decline in memory and o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with mild to moderate dementia in Alzheimer's disease, diagnosed using DSM-5 criteria.
  • MMSE score from 12 to 26 points
  • ADAS-Cog over 17 points
  • Voluntary consent to participate in the study
  • there is a related person or legal guardian who consented to assist the patient in the course of the study
  • Minimum 8 years of education.
  • It is allowed to use cholinesterase inhibitors and / or memantine for at least 3 months prior to study entry and at a stable dose for at least 60 days prior to study entry.

Exclusion

  • Severe agitation
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Informed consent is not possible
  • Unstable somatic condition
  • Use of benzodiazepines or barbiturates 2 weeks prior to screening
  • Participation in a clinical trial with coinciding factors within 6 months prior to the start of the trial
  • Seizures
  • Contraindications to rTMS treatment according to the rTMS questionnaire attached to the protocol
  • Contraindications to tDCS treatment according to the tDCS questionnaire attached to the protocol
  • Patients with depression, bipolar, or psychotic disorders, or any other neurological or psychiatric condition (current or past) that the Investigator considers to be interfering with the study
  • Alcoholism or drug addiction as defined by DSM-5 in the last 5 years (addicted for more than a year and or in remission for less than 3 years)
  • Patients with any medical condition that the Investigator considers to be an exclusion criterion from the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04823819

Start Date

April 1 2021

End Date

September 30 2023

Last Update

May 27 2021

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Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Psychotic Disorders Medical University of Lodz

Lodz, Poland, 92-213

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