RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06565143

Effect of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation(tACS) for Early Alzheimer's Disease


Sponsor

Anhui Medical University

Enrollment

40 participants

Start Date

Mar 1, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

To investigate the clinical effect neural mechanism of transcranial alternating current stimulation in early Alzheimer's disease


Eligibility

Min Age: 50 YearsMax Age: 85 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

  • Subject diagnosed with early Alzheimer's disease or related diseases according to NIA-AA criteria.
  • Subjects must have a MMSE score between 10 and 27,indicating mild cognitive impairment or dementia.
  • CDR score ≤ 2.
  • Subject under treatment by IAChE for at least 3 months.
  • psychotropic treatments are tolerated if they were administered and unchanged for at least 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria8

  • CDR \> 2
  • Any history or clinical signs of other severe psychiatric illnesses (like major depression,psychosis or obsessive compulsive disorder).
  • History of head injury,stroke,or other neurologic disease.
  • Organic brain defects on T1 or T2 images.
  • History of seizures or unexplained loss of consciousness.
  • Implanted pacemaker,medication pump,vagal stimulator,deep brain stimulator.
  • Family history of medication refractory epilepsy.
  • History of substance abuse within the last 6 months.

Interventions

DEVICETranscranial alternating current stimulation

Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation tool that alters cortical excitability and activity via application of weak alternating currents.

DEVICESham transcranial alternating current stimulation

In the sham condition, tACS was delivered only during the ramp-up and ramp-down periods (30s); no current was delivered during the 30-minute intervention.


Locations(1)

Anhui Medical University

Hefei, Anhui, China

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