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NCT03191812
The Short-term Effects of Noninvasive Electrical Brain Stimulation on Dual Tasking in Older Adults
NA trial testing transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Aging in 61 participants. Completed in 26 May 2021.
26 November 2019
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Hebrew SeniorLife |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | quadruple |
| Primary purpose | basic science |
| Enrollment | 61 |
| Start date | 26 May 2017 |
| Primary completion | 26 November 2019 |
| Estimated completion | 26 May 2021 |
| Sites | 2 locations across United States, Israel |
Drugs / interventions tested
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Conditions studied
- Aging — all drugs for Aging →
Sponsor
Hebrew SeniorLife — full company profile →
Who can join
65 and older, any sex, with Aging. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The tDCS \& Dual Tasking study will compare the effects of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) targeting three different cortical regions (as well as sham stimulation) on dual task standing and walking in older adults with and without a recent history of recurrent falls.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Targeted tDCS Mitigates Dual-Task Costs to Gait and Balance in Older Adults.
Zhou J, Manor B, Yu W, Lo OY, et al · · 2021 · cited 44× · PMID 34216034 · DOI 10.1002/ana.26156
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- PubMed search for NCT03191812
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03191812 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Hebrew SeniorLife
- Last refreshed: 15 March 2022
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