NCT03838211 (TrainStim) is a NA clinical trial of Anodal tDCS in Aging, sponsored by University Medicine Greifswald.

Who is sponsoring NCT03838211?

NCT03838211 is sponsored by University Medicine Greifswald.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03838211?

Interventions in NCT03838211: Anodal tDCS, Intensive cognitive training.

Is NCT03838211 still recruiting?

NCT03838211 is currently completed. Last updated 3 May 2021.

Last reviewed 2021-05-03 · How we verify

NCT03838211: TrainStim

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Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Brain Stimulation and Cognitive Training in Healthy Older Adults

Completed NA Last updated 3 May 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Anodal tDCS in Aging in 56 participants. Completed in 25 March 2020.

Timeline

1 October 2018

Primary endpoint
1 December 2019

25 March 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University Medicine Greifswald
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	56
Start date	1 October 2018
Primary completion	1 December 2019
Estimated completion	25 March 2020
Sites	1 location across Germany

Drugs / interventions tested

Anodal tDCS
Intensive cognitive training

Conditions studied

Aging — all drugs for Aging →

Sponsor

University Medicine Greifswald

Who can join

Adults 65 to 80, any sex, with Aging. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The aim of this study is to investigate whether a tDCS-accompanied intensive cognitive training of working memory leads to performance improvement in healthy older individuals.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Microstructural and functional plasticity following repeated brain stimulation during cognitive training in older adults.
Antonenko D, Fromm AE, Thams F, Grittner U, et al · · 2023 · cited 48× · PMID 37268628 · DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-38910-x
Randomized trial of cognitive training and brain stimulation in non-demented older adults.
Antonenko D, Thams F, Grittner U, Uhrich J, et al · · 2022 · cited 21× · PMID 35229023 · DOI 10.1002/trc2.12262
Effects of a Multi-Session Cognitive Training Combined With Brain Stimulation (TrainStim-Cog) on Age-Associated Cognitive Decline - Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Phase IIb (Monocenter) Trial.
Antonenko D, Thams F, Uhrich J, Dix A, et al · · 2019 · cited 14× · PMID 31474848 · DOI 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00200

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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)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03838211 (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 University Medicine Greifswald
Last refreshed: 3 May 2021

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