Remote Stimulation and Training to Advance Recovery From TBI in Seniors
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
40 participants
Jan 15, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if combining brain stimulation with cognitive training can improve thinking skills in older adults who have had a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The main questions are: * Does transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) make cognitive training more effective for improving attention, memory, and decision-making? * Is this type of home-based program feasible and acceptable for older adults with TBI? Researchers will compare two groups: one group will receive active tDCS during cognitive training, and the other group will receive sham (placebo) tDCS during cognitive training. Participants will: * Complete computer-based cognitive training exercises (BrainHQ) to practice attention, memory, and decision-making. * Receive either active or sham tDCS during training sessions. * Complete assessments before and after the program to measure changes in thinking and daily functioning.
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Interventions
Forty-five minutes of cognitive training concurrent with 2 mAmps of anodal stimulation applied to the left frontal cortex for the first 20 minutes of the session.
Forty-five minutes of cognitive training concurrent with sham tDCS (30 secs ramp up/ramp down of current at beginning and end of session).
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NCT07332299