NCT05478681Completed
Home-based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Behavioral Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
Home-based tDCS for Behavioral Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Oct 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to assess acceptability, and safety of providing tDCS to ADRD patients with behavioral symptoms and to assess the efficacy of tDCS for ADRD-related symptoms, mainly behavioral symptoms.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 3 (actual)
- First submitted
- 25 Jul 2022
- Start date
- 17 Apr 2023
- Primary completion date
- 26 Feb 2024
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Diseases
- Schizophrenia, Alzheimer disease
- NCT number
- NCT05478681
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 3
- From 17 Apr 2023 to the primary completion date, 26 Feb 2024
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- any unstable concurrent medical conditions
Other illness
- history of brain surgery
- seizure
- current alcohol/substance use disorder
Other
- intracranial metal implantation
Who the study is looking for
- have ADRD and clinically-meaningful behavioral symptoms
- have a caregiver willing to participate in the study
- can speak and read English
- have stable doses of medications for at least one month
Age in the registry: 60 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Unknown status |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Antonio | United States | Unknown status |
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