Investigating the effectiveness of Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the working memory and narrative discourse of healthy elderly

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Recruiting

• Conditions: working memory and narrative discourse of healthy elderly.

• Registration Number: IRCT20230919059470N1
• Lead Sponsor: Hamedan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

Elderly people (60-85 years old) and Persian language should prevail.
Based on the Edinburgh test, it should be dominant in right-handed people.
Do not have irreparable visual or auditory sensory defects, that is, at a comfortable listening level (20 to 45 dB with hearing aids) and the vision can understand the message. The presence of a history of low vision and hearing loss is checked based on observation and interview with the patient's companions. If the visual and hearing impairment is to the extent that it cannot be compensated by auxiliary devices (glasses and hearing aids), the person will not be included in the study.
The person's cognitive status and intelligence based on the MMSE test should be normal. (Score 24 and above.)
Based on the examination of the medical record, they do not have a history of neurological and psychiatric diseases and speech and language.
No dependence on alcohol and drugs.
Not using drugs that affect the nervous system (such as antidepressants and sleeping pills)
Absence of any type of obstacle for the operation of the tDCS device, such as the presence of certain metals

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Working memory. Timepoint: at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and after the end of the study (after the last day of the intervention) and 1 month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: N-back test.;Narrative discourse. Timepoint: at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and after the end of the study (after the last day of the intervention) and 1 month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Persian narrative discourse evaluation test.