Transcranial Pulse Stimulation of the Brain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65-84
SponsorUniversity of Florida
About this trial
This study will investigate transcranial pulse stimulation (TPS) as a method of enhancing cognitive and neural function. The study team will apply this low intensity, magnetically pulse technology to key brain regions in a randomized, sham-controlled trial (RCT). The study will determine the magnitude of changes in cognitive function and brain function and structure between a pre- and post-stimulation among 10 typically-aging older adults and 10 patients with mild dementia.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Men and women
Age: 65 to 84 years
English speaking
Physically mobile with no history of balance difficulties or major falls
Disqualifiers
Neurological disorders unrelated to dementia / AD (e.g., Parkinson's disease, stroke, seizures, traumatic brain injury)
Evidence of greater-than-mild dementia/AD (based on informant CDR Sum of Boxes score greater than 9.0 or MoCA <10)
Past opportunistic brain infection
Major psychiatric illness (schizophrenia, intractable affective disorder, current substance dependence diagnosis or severe major depression and/or suicidality) or any history of agitation and/or delirium
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Neurolith Transcranial Pulse Stimulation Active
- Neurolith Transcranial Pulse Stimulation Sham
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov