Probing the efficacy of neurostimulation on reading and reading-related measures in adults with developmental dyslexia - ReDyslexia O4

Professur für Kognitive und Klinische Neurowissenschaften, Fakultät Psychologie, Technische Universität Dresden0 sites85 target enrollmentMarch 2, 2023

Overview

Phase: 未知
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Not specified
Sponsor: Professur für Kognitive und Klinische Neurowissenschaften, Fakultät Psychologie, Technische Universität Dresden
Enrollment: 85
Status: Not yet recruiting
Last Updated: last year

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Overview

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Registry

who.int

Start Date

March 2, 2023

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Professur für Kognitive und Klinische Neurowissenschaften, Fakultät Psychologie, Technische Universität Dresden

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•We plan to include 85 individuals (65 individuals diagnosed with DD and 20 controls) for this study.
•The inclusion criteria for the participants with DD will be: (1\) right\-handed German speakers participants of both genders, diagnosed with DD according to participants’ self\-report, lifelong symptoms from childhood; (2\) reading accuracy and/or speed, as assessed by measures commonly used for diagnosis of DD in Germany (i.e., LGVT), of at least 1\.5 standard deviations (SD) below the mean for typically\-reading adults; (3\) non\-verbal Intelligence Quotient (nvIQ86\) higher or equal to 85 (IQ \= 85\); (4\) normal hearing and normal or corrected\-to\-normal vision.
•For the control group, the inclusion criteria will be: (1\) right\-handed German speakers participants of both genders without any neurological disorders; (2\) non\-verbal Intelligence Quotient (nvIQ86\) higher or equal to 85 (IQ \= 85\); (3\) normal hearing and normal or corrected\-to\-normal vision.

Exclusion Criteria

•The exclusion criteria for the participants with DD involve the following: (1\) the presence of other primary psychiatric/neurological diagnosis (e.g., depression, anxiety, autism, ADHD, but not dyscalculia); (2\) a personal history of neurological/medical/genetic diseases; (3\) ongoing drug treatment influencing brain function; (4\) a personal history or first\-degree relatives’ history of epilepsy; (5\) incompatibility with tDCS; (6\) incompatibility with MRI.
•The exclusion criteria for the healthy participants involve the following: (1\) the presence of any psychiatric/neurological diagnosis (e.g., depression, anxiety, autism, ADHD); (2\) a personal history of neurological/medical/genetic diseases; (3\) ongoing drug treatment influencing brain function; (4\) a personal history or first\-degree relatives’ history of epilepsy; (5\) incompatibility with MRI.