Could a 20-Minute brain ZAP boost language in memory loss?
NCT ID NCT07449117
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a non-invasive brain stimulation technique called temporal interference stimulation (TIS) can temporarily improve language processing in people with mild cognitive impairment due to Parkinson's disease, Lewy body disease, or amnestic MCI. Seventy participants will receive either real or sham stimulation while performing a sentence comprehension task. Researchers will measure changes in brain activity and connectivity using MRI scans immediately after stimulation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Temporal Interference Stimulation (TIS) - a non-invasive brain stimulation device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to temporarily boost language and thinking in people with mild cognitive impairment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study (70 people) looking only at immediate effects. It may not lead to any lasting benefit or treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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60 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Possible or probable Mild Cognitive Impairment with Lewy Bodies (MCI-LB), in Parkinson's Disease (MCI-PD) or Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI). Exclusion Criteria: * Any severe psychiatric disorder. * History of other neurological diseases affecting the central nervous system. * Severe head trauma. * Uncompensated internal or oncological disease. * Presence of MRI-incompatible metal in the body (e.g., pacemaker).
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CEITEC MU (Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University)
RECRUITINGBrno, South Moravian, 625 00, Czechia
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