The Effect Of Transcranial Direct Stimulation Applied To The Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex And Posterior Parietal Cortex İn Cognitive Function, Mood And Proprioception İn Healthy Adults
概览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 干预措施
- 未指定
- 疾病 / 适应症
- Cognitive Symptom
- 发起方
- Medipol University
- 入组人数
- 57
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Neuropsychiatric Test Battery
- 状态
- 已完成
- 最后更新
- 4年前
概览
简要总结
Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) has been used to improve cognitive functions in healthy young adults.
Purpose: To investigate the effect of TDCS application on different cortex regions on cognitive function.
Methods: Sixty individuals aged 18-30 were included in the study. The participants were randomly divided into the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (Left DLPFC Group)(n=20), the right posterior parietal cortex (Right PPC Group)(n=20), and the sham group (Sham Group)(n=20). tDCS was applied for 20 minutes on weekdays for 2 weeks. The participants were evaluated in terms of cognitive functions with Neuropsychometric Test Battery before and after treatment.
研究者
Damla Ören
Physiotherapist MSc
Medipol University
入排标准
入选标准
- •being 18-30 years old
排除标准
- •alcohol and substance addiction
- •previous mental illness
- •having mental and cognitive problems
- •a history of head trauma
- •having cardiovascular disease.
结局指标
主要结局
Neuropsychiatric Test Battery
时间窗: 3 weeks
It is a test battery for getting detailed information about general cognitive status.
Beck Depression Scale
时间窗: 3 weeks
It measures the symptoms seen in depression such as emotional, cognitive and motivational. It includes 21 items determine a behavioral feature related to depression. Items are numbered from 0 to 3. The goal is to objectively break down the degree of symptoms. The total score of all answers is calculated as follows: 0 to 9 points: Minimally depressive symptoms 10 to 16 points: Mild depressive symptoms Between 17 and 29 points: Moderate depressive symptoms Between 30 and 63 points: Severe depressive symptoms