Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Working Memory in College Going Students
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 40
- 主要终点
- Digit span test
研究概览
简要总结
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Diagnostic
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 17 Years 至 25 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •College going students
- •Both male and female
- •Able to follow verbal commands
排除标准
- •Chronic skin problems.
- •Seizure and any neurological disorder
- •Any recent trauma or surgery
- •Any cardiovascular or pulmonary disease
- •Psychosomatic disorders
结局指标
主要结局
Digit span test
时间窗: 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
时间窗: 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
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Subhasish Chatterjee
Assistant Professor ( Department of physiotherapy)
Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)