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| German Research Foundation | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to determine if non-invasive electrical brain stimulation can improve word-retrieval in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).
Previous studies showed that anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (atDCS) can have beneficial effects on word-retrieval in healthy younger and older subjects. The present study aims to extend these findings by assessing whether atDCS can also improve known impairments of word-retrieval in Mild Cognitive Impairment. atDCS will be applied to the left inferior frontal gyrus in a sham controlled cross-over within subjects design. Simultaneous functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) will assess underlying neural effects of the stimulation.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| anodal tDCS | Experimental | anodal tDCS will be administered for 20 minutes with 1 milliampere (1 mA) to the left inferior frontal gyrus |
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| sham tDCS | Sham Comparator | sham tDCS will be administered to the left inferior frontal gyrus |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| tDCS | Device | anodal tDCS will be delivered with a constant current of 1 mA during resting-state and task-related fMRI and will continue until the end of the word-generation task. For both stimulation conditions (atDCS, sham) the current will be initially increased in a ramp-like fashion over 10 s, eliciting a tingling sensation on the scalp that fades over seconds. During sham stimulation the current will be turned off after 30 s. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of correct responses during word-generation tasks (max. 60) | Subjects are assessed in a cross-over design. The primary outcome measure will be assessed twice in each subject, either during sham stimulation or active stimulation with transcranial direct current stimulation. Order of stimulation (sham, atDCS or atDCS, sham) will be counterbalanced across the group. The study design has been described in detail before (Meinzer et al., 2012, Journal of Neuroscience, 32:1859 -1866). | Change in number of correct responses between Assessment 1 (week 1) and Assessment 2 (week 2), assessments 1 and 2 are seperated by one week |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Neural activity during word-generation task assessed by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) | Change in fMRI activity between Assessment 1 (week 1) and Assessment 2 (week 2), assessments 1 and 2 are seperated by one week |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Agnes Flöel, MD | Charite University Medicine, Department of Neurology | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Charite University Medicine, Department of Neurology | Berlin | State of Berlin | 10117 | Germany |
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| D060825 | Cognitive Dysfunction |
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| D003072 | Cognition Disorders |
| D019965 | Neurocognitive Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| D065908 | Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation |
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| D004599 | Electric Stimulation Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D003295 | Convulsive Therapy |
| D013000 | Psychiatric Somatic Therapies |
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| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |
| D004597 | Electroshock |
| D011580 | Psychological Techniques |