What this means
Researchers plan to test whether weak electrical stimulation to the brain can change how brain networks work in older adults. This is a trial that has not reported results, so it does not show whether the stimulation helps.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 65–89
- Where
- 1 site, including Florida
The science
- Registered title
- Neural Control of Gait & Navigation in ADRD
- Trial ID
- NCT06501820 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Aging
- What is tested
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
- Ages
- 65 Years to 89 Years
- Dates
- First posted Jul 15, 2024 · updated Jul 31, 2026
Registry summary
Brain network segregation, or independent functioning, declines with age and is associated with slower walking speed. Here, the investigators will determine the extent to which brain vestibular network segregation can be altered with bilateral vestibular cortical transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in older adults with subjective cognitive decline. Participants will be randomly assigned to an active or sham stimulation condition. They will receive three, 20-minute sessions of tDCS while they are walking and performing cognitive tasks. MRI of the brain will be acquired before and after these three sessions.
Sites (1)
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States