Supporting Decisions With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Healthy Young and Elderly Individuals
NCT ID: NCT03959462
Last Updated: 2023-05-10
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
254 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-03-06
2022-12-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
BASIC_SCIENCE
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Real tDCS
20 min of 1 mA real anodal transcranial direct current stimulation applied via 5x7 cm rubber electrodes over the DLPFC (current density: 0.028 mA/cm2). Additional ramp-up and ramp-down phase at beginning and end of stimulation lasting for 15 s. Electrodes remain attached to the participant's head for the duration of the decision task.
real anodal transcranial direct current stimulation
A neuroConn DC-Stimulator PLUS (neuroCare Group, Ilmenau, Germany) will be used.
Sham tDCS
30 s of 1 mA anodal tDCS applied via 5x7 cm rubber electrodes over the DLPFC (current density: 0.028 mA/cm2). Additional ramp-up and ramp-down phase at beginning and end of stimulation lasting for 15 s. Electrodes remain attached to the participant's head for the duration of the decision task.
sham transcranial direct current stimulation
A neuroConn DC-Stimulator PLUS (neuroCare Group, Ilmenau, Germany) will be used.
Interventions
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real anodal transcranial direct current stimulation
A neuroConn DC-Stimulator PLUS (neuroCare Group, Ilmenau, Germany) will be used.
sham transcranial direct current stimulation
A neuroConn DC-Stimulator PLUS (neuroCare Group, Ilmenau, Germany) will be used.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Non-smokers
* Right-handedness
* Native German speakers or comparable level of fluency
* Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
Exclusion Criteria
* Past head injuries
* Magnetizable implants
* History of seizures
* Current or life-time alcohol or drug abuse
* Skin diseases
* tES in the 3 months preceding or during the present study
* Caffeine 3 hours prior to training
20 Years
30 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Novartis
INDUSTRY
University of Bern
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Jessica Peter, PD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Universitäre psychiatrische Dienste Bern (UPD), University of Bern
Locations
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Klinik für Alterspsychiatrie und Psychotherapie UPD Bern
Bern, , Switzerland
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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17C195
Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT
Identifier Source: secondary_id
2017-01664
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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