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The Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Memory Improvement

The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Auditory-Verbal Memory of Elderly People

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20190526043716N1
Enrollment
42
Registered
2019-06-02
Start date
2019-06-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-08-26

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Conditions

Auditory-verbal memory

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Elderly subjects participated in the experimental group, in 10 sessions and each session for 20 minutes and in a one-month period, will receive an anodal transcrani

Sponsors

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A minimum age of 65 years Being monolingual (Persian language) Right handed The lack of cognitive impairment and mental disability No history of chronic neurological diseases (such as dementia, cerebrovascular problems, Parkinson disease, epilepsy, brain tumors) No using drugs affecting the central nervous system (such as anti-anxiety drugs, antidepressants, anti epileptics) Not having surgery history in the head, neck and central nervous system Having the ability to perform tests A hearing threshold proportional to age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having poor speech ability The history of psychiatric disorders such as Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder and severe Depression

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The scores of Rey auditory-verbal learning test. Timepoint: Before initiating the sessions of stimulation delivery and after the end. Method of measurement: The Rey auditory-verbal learning test.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSahand Nazeri

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Sahandnazer@yahoo.com+98 21 2243 9982

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026