Anxiety, Cognitive Deficit
Conditions
Keywords
Cranial electrotherapy stimulation, Executive functioning, Induced Anxiety, Cognition, Threat of shock, Heart rate variability
Brief summary
This study investigates the potential of cranial electrotherapy stimulation to mitigate anxiety induced cognitive deficits
Interventions
Participants will receive cranial electrotherapy stimulation stimulation on one of two separate visits (within-subjects).
Participants will receive sham stimulation on one of two separate visits (within-subjects).
Sponsors
Tufts University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
All study staff are blinded to active and sham brain stimulation devices until the completion of data collection.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 28 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Between 18-28 years old
Exclusion criteria
* History of diagnosis with a neurological or psychiatric disorder.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Task switching | 68 weeks | Switch cost (mean switch reaction time- mean stay reaction time) |
| Working memory (N-back) | 68 weeks | 2-back condition mean accuracy |
| Inhibition (Stroop) | 68 weeks | Stroop interference cost (mean incongruent reaction time- mean congruent reaction time) |
| Processing speed (Simple reaction time task) | 68 weeks | Mean reaction time |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed