Investigating Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Accelerating Learning in a Healthy Older Population

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Associative Memory in Healthy Subjects

In brief

The overall objective of this study is to explore whether transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) can accelerate associative learning and boost associative memory in healthy subjects.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03467698

Run by

The University of Texas at Dallas

People needed

30

Starts

2018-02-21

Expected to finish

2022-10-21

Last updated by the study team

2024-01-09

Who can join

Age: 55 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age between 55 and 75
• Currently not using any medication contradicting with tDCS
• Native English speaker
• Capable of understanding and signing an informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Acquainted with the Swahili language or culture
• Severe disease
• Mental illness
• Cardiac history
• History of severe head injuries
• History of epileptic insults
• Any implanted devices such as pace maker, neurostimulator
• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• University of Texas at Dallas — Richardson, Texas, United States

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