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ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
NCT04018092
PHASE2

The Revitalize Study in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

Sponsor: University of Florida

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The goal of this multi-site double blinded randomized sham-controlled Phase II clinical trial is to test a novel, relatively low cost, low risk, and potentially high impact therapeutic intervention in older adults who are at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease. The intervention involves transcranial and intranasal delivery of near infrared (NIR) light via light emitting diodes, aka photobiomodulation (PBM). The overall hypothesis, based on animal and pilot studies, is that exposure to NIR stimulation will have beneficial effects on brain health via influence on mitochondrial function as measured by changes in 31Phosphorous (31P) MRS-based markers of ATP, neural network changes in functional connectivity (rs-fMRI), and improved cognitive performance. To test this hypothesis, 168 older adults with subjective cognitive complaints, and a first-degree family history of Alzheimer's disease will be randomized to sham or real treatment groups. Neuroimaging and cognitive outcome measures will be obtained, before and after a 12-week intervention involving transcranial and intranasal NIR-PBM. The intervention protocol will involve "lab" and "home" sessions, and a 3 month post-intervention follow-up. This trial will determine: 1) whether NIR stimulation, relative to sham, improves performance on memory and executive tasks sensitive to hippocampal and frontal brain function in older adults with increased risk for Alzheimer's disease; 2) whether NIR stimulation, relative to sham, enhances brain function and connectivity measured by changes in MRS phosphorous ATP and resting state functional connectivity; and 3) how differences in demographic, neuroimaging, and Alzheimer-related risk factors influence the brain response to NIR stimulation versus sham in older adults with increased risk for Alzheimer's disease. Results will provide key insights into whether this novel NIR intervention can enhance cognition in older adults with increased risk for Alzheimer's disease and will provide the necessary data for a future Phase III randomized clinical trial.

Official title: Revitalizing Cognition in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease With Near-Infrared Photobiomodulation

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

65 Years - 89 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

168

Start Date

2020-08-12

Completion Date

2026-06-30

Last Updated

2025-10-09

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Interventions

DEVICE

Active NIR-PBM

Near infrared light was delivered to the head using two MedX Rehab Console systems (MedX Health, 1116). Each MedX console included a control unit and 3 superluminous light emitting diode (LED) clusters. Each LED cluster (3MedX MCT502) consisted of 52 near infrared diodes and 9 visible red diodes. The 9 red diodes were deactivated. The energy delivered by each cluster was 1 joule \[J\]/cm2 in 45 sec at treatment wavelength of 870 nm per each 20 min. The LED cluster has an irradiance of 22.2 mW/cm2, treats an area of 22.48 cm2, with an energy density of 26.64/cm2 per cluster (total energy of 599J/cluster). During each session, the 6 clusters were arrayed on the scalp in 2 configurations, 20 minutes per array. Each configuration targeted 6 transcranial sites, guided by the 10-20 system, for a total of 12 sites during the 40-min session. Total energy delivered was 599J/cluster X 12 sites = 7188J. Intranasal stimulation was delivered using..

DEVICE

Sham NIR-PBM

The MedX sham and Vielight interventions device are identical in all respects to the active device, except that the MedX console and diode clusters were modified to NOT deliver NIR light when turned on. The sham MedX devices were modified to deliver 'warmth', similar to that of the active devices. As with the active condition, a total of six sham interventions were given over a 12-week period, following the identical procedures described in the active condition

Locations (2)

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona, United States

University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute

Gainesville, Florida, United States