tDCS Effects on Associative Learning in Older Adults of Retirement Age
NCT ID: NCT02839993
Last Updated: 2021-05-07
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
10 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-04-01
2018-05-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Anodal tDCS + training
Combination of intensive training of picture-word associations (Wernicko task) with anodal stimulation
tDCS
training
Sham tDCS + training
Combination of intensive training of picture-word associations (Wernicko task) with sham stimulation
tDCS
training
Interventions
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tDCS
training
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Right handedness
* unobtrusive neuropsychological screening
Exclusion Criteria
* History of severe alcoholism or use of drugs.
* Severe psychiatric disorders such as depression, psychosis (if not in remission) and severe untreated medical problems.
* Contraindication for MRI (claustrophobia, metallic implants, ferromagnetic metals in the body, disorders of thermoregulation, pregnant women)
66 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Charite University, Berlin, Germany
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Agnes Flöel
Prof. Dr.
Principal Investigators
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Agnes Flöel, Prof. Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Locations
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Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, , Germany
Countries
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References
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Floel A, Rosser N, Michka O, Knecht S, Breitenstein C. Noninvasive brain stimulation improves language learning. J Cogn Neurosci. 2008 Aug;20(8):1415-22. doi: 10.1162/jocn.2008.20098.
Breitenstein C, Knecht S. Development and validation of a language learning model for behavioral and functional-imaging studies. J Neurosci Methods. 2002 Mar 15;114(2):173-9. doi: 10.1016/s0165-0270(01)00525-8.
Breitenstein C, Jansen A, Deppe M, Foerster AF, Sommer J, Wolbers T, Knecht S. Hippocampus activity differentiates good from poor learners of a novel lexicon. Neuroimage. 2005 Apr 15;25(3):958-68. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2004.12.019.
Other Identifiers
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TRAINSTIM2.A
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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