Effectiveness of High Definition-transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) on the mental health of elderly
- Conditions
- Major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate.Major depressive disorder, single episode, moderateF32.1
- Registration Number
- IRCT20190708044138N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Gaining mild to moderate depression score (scores from 14to 30) in the Beck depression inventory
Rejecting differential diagnosis of neuro-motor disorder by a neurologist and absence of neurological disorder
Aged between 50 to 75 years
Not suffering from cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and diabetes (getting information by asking from participants and get help from a physician)
Not Smoking and not taking painkillers, sedatives and hypnotics.
Dissatisfaction to participate in the research
Having a type of motor or cognitive disabilities that interferes working with computer
Receiving simultaneous psychiatric treatment or other psychotherapies to relieve depression disorder
History of seizure disorders in individuals
having a pacemaker, having a metal object in the head and neck or any other obstacle to do electrical stimulation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cognitive Symptoms. Timepoint: Cognitive Symptoms was measured at the beginning of the study (before the intervention), after the last treatment session, and 30 days (one month) after the last treatment session. Method of measurement: The Integrated Visual and Auditory (IVA-2).;Depression. Timepoint: Depression was measured at the beginning of the study (before the intervention), after the last treatment session, and 30 days (one month) after the last treatment session. Method of measurement: Beck depression inventory (BDI-II).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method