Restructuring the Alpha-Gamma Code in Aging Vision
This study is exploring how our brains process vision as we age and whether a technique called high definition transcranial electrical current stimulation (HD-tACS) can improve age-related vision changes. HD-tACS is a low-intensity, safe, noninvasive method that uses electrical currents applied to the scalp to gently adjust brain activity. Researchers want to see if changes in brain wave patterns, specifically alpha-gamma coupling, contribute to vision problems in older adults. The study aims to use HD-tACS to restore these brain wave patterns to a preferred state, hoping to improve your vision. We are looking for 240 participants aged 18 and older with normal or corrected-to-normal vision. The study will measure changes in your ability to see contrast and 3D shapes.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 240 participants. It involves two separate five-day, double-blind, sham-controlled studies.
- What's involved
- You would participate in two five-day studies. During each study day, your vision will be tested before and immediately after receiving the stimulation.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your vision will be measured at baseline (before stimulation) and immediately after stimulation on each of the five study days.
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Restructuring the Alpha-Gamma Code in Aging Vision
At a glance
Conditions
NCT07208318
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
111 Cummington Mall, Boston University
Boston, Massachusettsstudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- contrast sensitivityBaseline (pre-stimulation) and immediately post-stimulation, collected on each of the 5 study days.
Orientation identification task
- 3D structural-from-motionBaseline (pre-stimulation) and immediately post-stimulation, collected on each of the 5 study days.
surface point lifetime (unlimited, 12 and 2 successive views) on 3D discrimination task
- phase-amplitude couplingBaseline (pre-stimulation) and immediately post-stimulation, collected on each of the 5 study days.
alpha phase, gamma amplitude coupling (magnitude of coherency)