Primary outcome from the augmenting cognitive training in older adults study (ACT): A tDCS and cognitive training randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a need for effective interventions to stave off cognitive decline in older adults. Cognitive training has variably produced gains in untrained tasks and daily functioning. Combining cognitive training with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may augment cognitive training effects; however, this approach has yet to be tested on a large-scale.

Objective

This paper will present the primary findings of the Augmenting Cognitive Training in Older Adults (ACT) clinical trial. We hypothesize that receiving active stimulation with cognitive training will result in greater improvements on an untrained fluid cognition composite compared to sham following intervention.

Methods

379 older adults were randomized, and 334 were included in intent-to-trea

SUBMITTER: Hausman HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10436327 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature