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Home-based tDCS in Frontotemporal Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
Summary
The primary objective of this research is to evaluate the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation and computerized cognitive training on executive functioning in individuals with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or dementia. In this study, investigators will use transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to stimulate the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). Previous studies have demonstrated that tDCS over the DLPFC led to improvements in attention deficit caused by stroke, Parkinson's Disease, and major depression as well as language deficits caused by neurodegenerative conditions such as primary progressive aphasia or mild cognitive impairment. The investigators seek to expand on this literature by investigating how anodal tDCS paired with and without cognitive training will impact executive functioning in PPA with Frontotemporal Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease pathology and Mild Cognitive Impairment/Alzheimer's Disease (e.g. shifting, updating, monitoring, and manipulation).
Official title: Remote Home-based Electrical Stimulation (tDCS) in Primary Progressive Aphasia (With Frontotemporal Dementia or Alzheimer's Pathology) and Mild Cognitive Impairment/Alzheimer's.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
50 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
5
Start Date
2023-08-10
Completion Date
2025-09-10
Last Updated
2026-10-21
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Computerized Cognitive Training
Computerized Cognitive training (BrainHQ or Constant Therapy)
Active tDCS (tDCS) on DLPFC
Device: Active tDCS on DLPFC Stimulation will be delivered by a constant current stimulator (Mind STIM). The electrical current will be administered to a pre-specified region of the brain (DLPFC). The stimulation will be delivered at an intensity of 2 milliamperes (mA) (estimated current density 0.04 mA/cm2; estimated total charge 0.048 Coulombs/cm2) in a ramp-like fashion for a maximum of 20 minutes.
Locations (1)
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States