Investigating Accelerated Learning and Memory in Healthy Subjects Using a Face Name Memory Task

NCT03309072 | Completed Results FDA Device

• 1 other identifier: 17-96
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether we can accelerate learning and improve associative memory performance in healthy subjects by applying transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) during a Face Name memory task.

Conditions

Healthy Adults

Keywords

transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS); accelerated learning; memory

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Associative Memory Assessed by a Face Name Associate Memory Experiment

  All participants performed a face memory task .The face stimuli consisted of 120 grayscale pictures of human faces. Only faces with a neutral expression facing forward were selected. Half of the faces were male, and the other half were female. The face-name association memory task was divided into (1) an encoding phase, (2) a consolidation phase, and (3) a retrieval phase. During the encoding phase, participants studied 60 successively presented face-name pairs and were instructed to assess their gender to keep them focused to the task. The encoding phase was followed by a consolidation phase where participants were instructed to "sit still, relax, and think about nothing in particular" for 10 minutes, During the retrieval phase, participants were presented with 60 old and 60 new faces and were instructed to assess whether they have seen this face during the encoding phase. The outcome was the percent of Correct Name to Face Matches

  Associate Memory is assessed after a 10 minutes break following the study phase

Study Arms (2)

active tDCS

EXPERIMENTAL

active tDCS with Face Name associate Memory task

Device: tDCS

sham tDCS

SHAM COMPARATOR

sham tDCS with Face Name associate Memory task

Device: sham tDCS

Interventions

tDCS DEVICE

active tDCS

active tDCS

sham tDCS DEVICE

sham tDCS

sham tDCS

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age: 18-35 years
• Native English Speaker

You may not qualify if:

• History of severe head injuries, epileptic insults, or heart disease.
• Severe psychiatric disorders and severe untreated medical problems.
• Contraindications for tDCS (pregnant women, implanted devices)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Texas at Dallas: lead

Study Sites (1)

The University of Texas of Dallas

Richardson, Texas, 75080, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Electric Stimulation Therapy; Therapeutics; Convulsive Therapy; Psychiatric Somatic Therapies; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Electroshock; Psychological Techniques

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Sven Vanneste, Principal Investigator
• Organization: University of Texas at Dallas

sven.vanneste@utdallas.edu

972-883-7277

Study Officials

• Sven Vanneste, PhD

  The University of Texas at Dallas

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor

Model Details: Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: (1) active tDCS with Face Name associate memory task (2) sham tDCS with Face Name associate memory task

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 7, 2017
• First Posted: October 13, 2017
• Study Start: September 27, 2017
• Primary Completion: January 25, 2022
• Study Completion: January 25, 2022
• Last Updated: February 3, 2022
• Results First Posted: September 11, 2020

Record last verified: 2022-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)