NCT02320890

Study of tDCS for Mild Cognitive Impairment

A Study for the Short- and Long-term Improvement of Cognitive Function (Evaluated by PET-CT and SNSB) After Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Mild Cognitive Impairment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (actual)
• Sponsor: Incheon St.Mary's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to investigate whether the transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) improves the cognitive function in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

Detailed description

Twenty-four patients were recruited and randomized to receive either real- or sham-tDCS over the left (anode) and right (cathode) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). Their legally responsible caregivers were provided with mobile tDCS device, and were instructed to use it on the patients at the hospital. 30-minute session of the stimulation were applied 3 times a week for 12 weeks. The patients were evaluated at baseline and at Week 12.

Conditions

• Mild Cognitive Impairment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	YBand (YDT-201N)	transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) 2mA for 30 min; 20 sec of ramp-up and -down; left(anode) and right (cathode) Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC)
DEVICE	sham-YBand (YDT-201N)	transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) 2mA for 20 sec; left (anode) and right (cathode) Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC)

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-12-01
• Primary completion: 2015-10-01
• Completion: 2015-10-01
• First posted: 2014-12-19
• Last updated: 2018-08-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea