Brain zaps and VR worlds: a new hope for early Alzheimer's?
NCT ID NCT07196592
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new device that uses mild electrical currents on the brain and virtual reality exercises to help people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers want to see if this approach can improve memory, thinking, and sense of smell. The study will involve 300 participants and aims to provide a drug-free treatment option.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Baseline screening inclusion criteria: a) Age ≤ 65 years and ≤ 85 years; b) Education duration ≥ 1 year; c) Normal cognitive function at enrollment: MMSE total score: non-illiterate (primary school or below) ≥ 20 points, primary school or above ≥ 24 points; d) Corrected vision and hearing are basically normal, and able to complete cognitive assessment. Exclusion Criteria: Baseline screening exclusion criteria: a) Neurological/psychiatric disorders affecting cognitive function: depression, schizophrenia, mental retardation, Parkinson's disease, etc.; b) Severe physical illnesses: cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, tumors, diabetes, kidney disease, and hypertension stage III or above; c) Autoimmune inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, osteoarthritis, and multiple sclerosis.
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