Home Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation for Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65-90
SponsorTel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

About this trial

1. To examine the effect of a two-week tDCS intervention of 3 months of continued tDCS intervention versus 3 months of receiving a placebo treatment (dummy). On the costs of performing an action task (dual task cost) walking speed, cognitive measures and motor function. 2. To examine whether the effects of tDCS build up over time by creating a delayed start mechanism in the intervention (delayed-start design) 3. Examining mechanical and neuroplastic effects of tDCS intervention 4. To examine the response to tDCS over time

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age 65-90

Cognitive complaints

A positive answer to the question "Do you feel you have more problems than most people?"

A negative answer to the question "Is your thinking as clear and sharp as it was before?"

Disqualifiers

Less than eight years of study

dementia

According to the clinical definition clinical dementia rationing (CDR) score 1 or higher

Previous diagnosis

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • tDCS

Treatment groups

64 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations