Efficacy of 1072nm Infrared Stimulation on Executive Functioning in Dementia

August 29, 2018 updated by: Marvin H. Berman, Ph.D., Quietmind Foundation

Assessing the Effect of 1072nm Infrared (IR) Phototherapy on the Behavioral and Cognitive Symptoms Associated With Early and Mid-stage Dementia: a Randomized Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial.

This study will employ a double-blind, placebo-controlled approach to assess the effect of 1072nm infrared (IR) phototherapy on the behavioral and cognitive symptoms associated with early and mid-stage dementia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

What hypotheses are you testing?

We are seeking to determine if the provision of brief, repeated exposure to 1072nm infrared stimulation of the cortex surface improves cognitive and behavioral functioning as indicated by normalization of EEG activity, increased cerebral oxygenation and demonstrated improvement on standardized neuropsychological measures.

Intensive near infrared stimulation has been shown to be effective in accelerating healing of injuries and functional modification including increasing blood flow and perfusion. Dementia research has suggested that hypoperfusion is a significant underlying mechanism in the progression of dementia. Infrared spectroscopy has been shown effective in the non-invasive measurement of changes in cerebral oxygenation and perfusion. This study therefore seeks to explore whether the increasing of regional cerebral perfusion and oxygenation using infrared light stimulation will result in improved cognitive and behavioral functioning.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

11

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, United States, 19462
        • Quietmind Foundation

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

48 years to 83 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged between 50 - 85 years.
  • Have established cognitive impairment, Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) score between 15- 25 (from a possible score of 30).
  • Generally healthy otherwise as indicated by recent physical examination.
  • Have a caregiver/informant who has cared for the patient at least 5 days a week and is willing to attend study visits and provide information about the patient.
  • If taking any psychotropic medication should have been stable for the previous 3 months.
  • Must have had B12, folic acid, full blood count and ferritin screen within the previous 6 months or be on B12 and/or folic acid replacement.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Uncontrolled or unstable chronic illness, e.g., hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  • Diagnosed actively growing intracranial pathology (tumors etc).
  • An associated psychotic illness.
  • Misusing illegal substances or alcohol.
  • On regular systemic steroids or anti-metabolites.
  • Systemic malignancies and/or space occupying lesions in the brain.
  • Not fluent in English.
  • Depressed as assessed by Beck Depression Inventory score.
  • Epilepsy.
  • Lacking the capacity to give informed consent.
  • Previous history of stroke or heart attack.
  • History of aggression or violence.
  • Inability to travel to the research venue for multiple assessments.
  • A history of major psychiatric illness, seizure disorder, or physical illness that would compromise their participation in a daily treatment regimen.
  • A participant may be disqualified if their performance is above the normative mean or below the lowest interpretable score of neuropsychological tests provided during the initial assessment (see #6, Sources of research material obtained from study participants, below).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 1072nm Infrared Photobiomodulation
Received treatment for dementia with transcranial 1072nm infrared light stimulation.
Device: 1072nm infrared Photobiomodulation
1072nm infrared light delivering 2.6 Joules (2.6J)/sq cm over a 6 minute treatment period.
Other Names:
  • Photobiomodulation, Low-level LED Light Stimulation
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo device simulated transcranial photobiomodulation
Device: Photobiomodulation SIMULATED
Device mounted and procedure followed but with no stimulation.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive (ADAS-Cog) Delayed Word Recall.
Time Frame: Post-tx (total intervention period = 28 days) scores to be compared to baseline scores.
Delayed Word Recall is a subscale of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive (ADAS-Cog), a measure of cognitive impairment. Higher scores indicate greater impairment. Range: 0-10. Measures were taken within 72 hours of the first day of treatment and within 72 hours following the 28th day of treatment. Outcome measure was calculated by subtracting pretest from post test ADAS-Cog measurements.
Post-tx (total intervention period = 28 days) scores to be compared to baseline scores.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Quietmind Foundation

Collaborators

Maculume Ltd.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Marvin H Berman, Ph.D, Quietmind Foundation

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 28, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 29, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

February 1, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 27, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 29, 2018

Last Verified

August 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • QMF-MID12610

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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