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Sleep disorders and anxiety are complicated disorders affecting population especially elderly population, therefore treating these disorders will have positive impact on population production and quality of life.
Alternating current cranial stimulation will improve brain waves frequency so that will have positive effect on sleep disorders and anxiety on elderly population.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Experimental | Active Comparator | Transcranial alternating current stimulation activating brain alpha wave |
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| control | Sham Comparator | Transcranial alternating current stimulation will not be turned on |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Transcranial alternating current stimulation with two electrodes placed on scalp | Other | Transcranial alternating current stimulation with anode and cathode electrodes and frequency ranged from 8 to 13 HZ |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Sleep quality | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) will be used for sleep quality assessment Higher scores indicate poorer sleep quality, with a score greater than 5 suggesting significant sleep difficulties | before treatment and after 12 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Anxiety | Hamilton's Depression Scale (HAMA) will be used to assess level of anxiety rated from 0 to 4 with 0 represent absent and 4 represent more severe. | before treatment and after 12 weeks of treatment |
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Inclusion Criteria:
-healthy elderly adult aged more than 60 years old, both sex, and suffering from insomnia and sleep disorders
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Salah Eid Ahmed Ali, Assistant Lecturer | Contact | 01158125773 | Salah.Eid@sue.edu.eg |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Cairo University | Cairo | Egypt |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
| ID | Term |
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| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
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| D065908 | Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004599 | Electric Stimulation Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D003295 | Convulsive Therapy |
| D013000 | Psychiatric Somatic Therapies |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |
| D004597 | Electroshock |
| D011580 | Psychological Techniques |
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