Effects of aTDCS Stimulation of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex on Cognitive Functions and the Parietal Memory Network, Default Mode Network in Patients Presenting Cognitive Symptoms After Covid-19 Infection: A Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
In this study, the effects of bilateral stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) with active tDCS (transcranial direct stimulation/transcranial direct stimulation) on neurocognitive (memory and executive) functions in patients with Covid-19 infection and subjective cognitive complaints, as well as resting-state fMRI In the case of dfMRI, it is aimed to examine the default mode network (DMN) and parietal memory network (PMN) inter- and intra-network connectivity alterations and the hippocampal region connectivity alterations and contribute to the relevant literature.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 50
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Have received a positive value from the COVID-19 RT-PCR test in the last 60 days and turned negative
• Being between the ages of 18-50
• 21 days have passed since the disease onset date
Locations
Other Locations
Turkey
Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
RECRUITING
Antalya
Contact Information
Primary
Cennet Sena Parlatan, phd Cand
cennet.parlatan@std.medipol.edu.tr
05077799164
Time Frame
Start Date:2023-10-01
Estimated Completion Date:2025-12-01
Participants
Target number of participants:50
Treatments
Active_comparator: Interventional
Active tDCS stimulation will be applied over the scalp for 20 minutes at an intensity of 2 mA. Stimulation will be given for 5 days. The application will be made to the patient who has had 30 Covid and has cognition complaints in a randomized manner.
Placebo_comparator: Sham
For the pseudo-stimulation to be applied to the sham group, the electrodes will be placed on the scalp in exactly the same way as the experimental group. For all stimulations, the reference electrode will be placed in the right orbital region and given once for 15 seconds, so that the participant will feel a slight tingling, but no real stimulation will be given.