Effect of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation on Sleep Disorder and Anxiety in Elderly Population

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Anxiety Disorder; Chronic Sleep Disorders

Treatments: Other: Transcranial alternating current stimulation with two electrodes placed on scalp

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07147582

SREC.PT.SUE(14)625

Details and patient eligibility

About

Sleep disorders and anxiety are complicated disorders affecting population especially elderly population, therefore treating these disorders will have positive impact on population production and quality of life.

Full description

Alternating current cranial stimulation will improve brain waves frequency so that will have positive effect on sleep disorders and anxiety on elderly population.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-healthy elderly adult aged more than 60 years old, both sex, and suffering from insomnia and sleep disorders

Exclusion criteria

• neurological and vascular diseases.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental

Active Comparator group

Description:

Transcranial alternating current stimulation activating brain alpha wave

Treatment:

Other: Transcranial alternating current stimulation with two electrodes placed on scalp

control

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Transcranial alternating current stimulation will not be turned on

Treatment:

Other: Transcranial alternating current stimulation with two electrodes placed on scalp