Could a mild electric current boost brain function in lewy body dementia?
NCT ID NCT07375771
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a safe, non-invasive brain stimulation technique called tACS can improve cognitive abilities in people with Lewy body dementia. Forty participants will receive either real or sham stimulation over two weeks, and their thinking, memory, and daily function will be measured. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible and offers any benefit for symptoms like memory loss and confusion.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a non-drug way to ease cognitive symptoms like memory and attention problems in Lewy body dementia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (40 people) focused on safety and feasibility. The treatment is short-term (2 weeks), so any benefits may be temporary or not appear at all.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
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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18 years and older
- 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: * Male or female subjects aged over 18 at the time of signing the informed consent form; * Presence of a clinical diagnosis of Lewy body dementia according to clinical criteria (McKeith et al., 2017) Exclusion Criteria: * Age younger than that stated in the inclusion criteria; * Incapacity to understand; * Contraindications for tACS and TMS: patients with cardiac pacemakers and metal implants that are not compatible with electric or magnetic fields, history of epilepsy, current pregnancy (Safety questionnaire)
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni Di Dio - Fatebenefratelli Brescia
RECRUITINGBrescia, Italy, 25125, Italy
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