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NCT Number: NCT07147582

Effect of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation on Sleep Disorder and Anxiety in Elderly Population

Sleep disorders and anxiety are complicated disorders affecting population especially elderly population, therefore treating these disorders will have positive impact on population production and quality of life.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Sleep Disorders Anxiety Disorder Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

Location contact

Salah Eid Ahmed Ali, Assistant Lecturer

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

Alternating current cranial stimulation will improve brain waves frequency so that will have positive effect on sleep disorders and anxiety on elderly population.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

-healthy elderly adult aged more than 60 years old, both sex, and suffering from insomnia and sleep disorders

Exclusion criteria

  • neurological and vascular diseases.

Treatment and study plan

Transcranial alternating current stimulation with two electrodes placed on scalp

Other

Transcranial alternating current stimulation with anode and cathode electrodes and frequency ranged from 8 to 13 HZ

Primary outcomes

  1. Sleep quality

    Time frame: before treatment and after 12 weeks

    Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) will be used for sleep quality assessment Higher scores indicate poorer sleep quality, with a score greater than 5 suggesting significant sleep difficulties

Secondary outcomes

  1. Anxiety

    Time frame: before treatment and after 12 weeks of treatment

    Hamilton's Depression Scale (HAMA) will be used to assess level of anxiety rated from 0 to 4 with 0 represent absent and 4 represent more severe.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Salah Eid Ahmed Ali, Assistant Lecturer

CONTACT

[email protected]

01158125773

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Aug 29, 2025
Registry last updated
Nov 18, 2025

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