Evaluating the Efficacy of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation in Mitigating Anxiety-induced Cognitive Deficits

Tufts University124 enrolled

Overview

This study investigates the potential of cranial electrotherapy stimulation to mitigate anxiety induced cognitive deficits

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

124

Participants will receive cranial electrotherapy stimulation stimulation on one of two separate visits (within-subjects).

Participants will receive sham stimulation on one of two separate visits (within-subjects).

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 28 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Between 18-28 years old Exclusion Criteria: * History of diagnosis with a neurological or psychiatric disorder.

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Task switching

Switch cost (mean switch reaction time- mean stay reaction time)

Time frame: 68 weeks

Working memory (N-back)

2-back condition mean accuracy

Time frame: 68 weeks

Inhibition (Stroop)

Stroop interference cost (mean incongruent reaction time- mean congruent reaction time)

Time frame: 68 weeks

Processing speed (Simple reaction time task)

Mean reaction time

Time frame: 68 weeks

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