Status:

TERMINATED

CES in the Elderly With Generalized Anxiety Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.

Conditions:

CES

Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms

Eligibility:

All Genders

60-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The study aimed to investigate whether cranial electrotherapy stimulation(CES) could benefit anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, quality of sleep and quality of life in elderly patients with anxiet...

Detailed Description

Several studies have shown cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) could decrease depression and anxiety symptoms in patients with mood disorder. However, none study so far focused on the elderly pop...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged 60 to 85 years old
  • Anxiety disorder confirmed by Mini-international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI)
  • HAM-A score greater than 17 points
  • HAM-D score lower than 17 points
  • Mini-mental state examination score of 24 or more
  • No psychiatric medication adjustment within 3 months.

Exclusion

  • Comorbid with another axis I psychiatric disorder, like schizophrenia, substance use disorder or other major mental illness screened by Mini-international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI)
  • Contraindications for CES
  • Implanted brain medical devices or mental in the head
  • History of seizures
  • History of intracranial neoplasm or surgery
  • Severe head injuries
  • Cerebrovascular diseases
  • Arrhythmia or with pacemaker implantation
  • Used to receive brain stimulation therapy.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 19 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 28 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

27 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04465136

Start Date

February 19 2021

End Date

November 28 2022

Last Update

December 14 2022

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Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, 813