Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Working Memory in College Going Students

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Working Memory Deficits
• Interventions: Device: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

• Registration Number: NCT05737498
• Lead Sponsor: Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)

Brief Summary

Working memory deficiencies, might make it difficult for students to recall instructions, complete complex activities, and grasp and follow directions solving a math problem or writing a sentence. The functions of working memory are critical for effective human activity. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has grown in popularity and academic interest in recent years as a way to improve cognitive abilities. so there is need to determine the effect of tdcs on working memory in college going students.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-02
• Study First Submitted: 2023-02-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-02-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-20
• Study First Posted: 2023-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-21
• Study Start: 2023-02-28
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-01
• Study Completion: 2023-05-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. College going students
2. Both male and female
3. Able to follow verbal commands

Exclusion Criteria

1. Chronic skin problems.
2. Seizure and any neurological disorder
3. Any recent trauma or surgery
4. Any cardiovascular or pulmonary disease
5. Psychosomatic disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
experimental	Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)	Transcranial direct current stimulation will use to deliver a constant direct current through two surface electrodes, Anodal stimulation will applied according to the 10-20 international system for EEG electrode placement, over F3 of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), while the cathode will placed over the contralateral supraorbital area with 1.5 ma intensity for 20 min with working memory task on alternate days for two weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Digit span test	changes between baseline to 2 weeks	Digit Span Forward requires the child to repeat numbers in the same order as read aloud by the examiner, and Digit Span Backward requires the child to repeat the numbers in the reverse order of that presented by the examiner.
Trail making test	changes between baseline to 2 weeks	As the participant proceeds in an increasing sequence, he or she must alternate between numbers and letters. Subjects are challenged to link numbers and alphabets as quickly as possible. The examiner calls out errors as they happen so that the subject can finish the test without making any mistakes