Zapping the brain to clear the fog of COPD?
NCT ID NCT07332169
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if a gentle, non-invasive brain stimulation method can improve memory and attention in people with COPD who have thinking problems. Twenty-four adults with stable COPD and mild cognitive issues will receive either real or fake stimulation for 20 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 3 weeks. Researchers will compare changes in thinking tests and breathing capacity between the two groups.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 24 people
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- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Nov 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult age from eighteen years old and above. * Patients with confirmed COPD via pulmonary function test (PFT) according to the classifications of GOLD. * All stages of GOLD will be included * Stable patients, which means they were not admitted to the hospital in the last 3 months * Patients with COPD with confirmed cognitive impairment by MoCA test. * All MoCA stages will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients without COPD * Unstable patients with several admission in the last 3 months * Patients with COPD but without cognitive impairment. * COPD patients who suffered from any neurological problems * COPD patients who are contraindicated for using brain stimulation like psychiatric disorders.
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Locations
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Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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