Clinical trials: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Managing Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Related Headaches With Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Persistent headache is one of the most common debilitating symptoms in military personnel suffering from mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI).
- Trial name
- NCT03314584
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Schizophrenia Schizoaffective, Schizophrenia
TMS Related Biomarker Assessments
Patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) will be exposed to active and sham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in separate sessions.
- Trial name
- NCT05660018
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Chronic Pain, Opiate Dependence
Developing Brain Stimulation as a Treatment for Chronic Pain in Opiate Dependent
Effective control of chronic pain is a top priority in the United States, as approximately 10% of adults have severe chronic pain - most of which is chronic lower back pain (CLBP).
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Opiate Dependence, Lower Back Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03681769
- Testing
- iTBS to the left dlPFC, cTBS to the mPFC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Executive Function
Modulation of Cognitive Control Signals in Prefrontal Cortex by Rhythmic Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Purpose: In this study, the investigators will provide causal evidence for the role of alpha and theta oscillations in cognitive control.
- Trial name
- NCT03828734
- Testing
- Theta TMS, Alpha TMS, Arrhythmic TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Nicotine Dependence
TMS-fMRI for Neural Pathway in Smokers
Cigarette smoking causes significant morbidity and mortality in the United States. Smoking cessation is difficult, with the average smoker attempting to quit five times before permanent success.
- Trial name
- NCT02665338
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xingbao Li
Alzheimer's Disease
The Effect of rTMS Treatment on Alzheimer's and Sleep Quality
This research is being conducted to study whether rTMS (repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) could be potentially used as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- rTMS (NCT01894620)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Zahra Kazem-Moussavi
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
Individualized Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Auditory Verbal Hallucinations
The Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is a type of brain stimulation that uses a magnet to change activity in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT05319080
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Tourette Syndrome
Combined CBIT and rTMS to Improve Tourette's Syndrome
The investigator will apply 16 sessions of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over 4 consecutive days for adult patients suffering from Tourette's Syndrome.
- Trial name
- STOP-TIC (NCT04795908)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Comprehensive behavioral intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Treatment Resistant Depression
Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression: OL Cohort
This study evaluates an accelerated schedule of theta-burst stimulation using a transcranial magnetic stimulation device for treatment-resistant depression.
- Trial name
- SAINT-TRD (NCT03240692)
- Testing
- Accelerated theta-burst stimulation treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Fibromyalgia
Use of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Augment Hypnotic Analgesia
The investigators plan to use functional neuroimaging (fMRI) to understand the brain systems affected when hypnosis and hypnotic analgesia are augmented with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a form of…
- Trial name
- NCT02969707
- Testing
- MagPro TMS system (MagVenture, Denmark), Hypnosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Subjective Tinnitus
Collaborative Tinnitus Research at Washington University
The goal of this trial to see if repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to the hearing area of the brain can lessen the perception of tinnitus.
- Trial name
- CTRWU (NCT00567892)
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Depression
iTBS in Refractory Pediatric Depression
This work will mark the first step in understanding the neural targets for rTMS in youth with difficult to treat depressive symptoms, creating benchmarks for optimizing the safety and efficacy of rTMS for pediatric populations…
- Trial name
- NCT03845504
- Testing
- Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Cannabis Use Disorder
Investigating Two rTMS Strategies to Treat Cannabis Use Disorder
In this trial we will work with a group of participants who are having problems related to marijuana use (they have Cannabis Use Disorder) and who want to reduce the amount of marijuana they use or quit using marijuana…
- Trial name
- NCT05720312
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Major Depressive Disorder
Maintenance NeuroStar Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of scheduled maintenance Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment compared to on-demand TMS treatment for symptomatic worsening in patients who have shown a clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT01415154
- Testing
- NeuroStar TMS
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Neuronetics
Tobacco Use Disorder
Working Memory Training Combined With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Smokers
Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and current first-line treatments leave the majority of tobacco dependent individuals unable to quit.
- Trial name
- NCT03337113
- Testing
- Working Memory Training, repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kent State University
Panic Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Treatment of Panic Disorder With Comorbid Major Depression
This study will evaluate the efficacy of 1-Hz rTMS applied to the right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) in patients with Panic Disorder (PD) and comorbid Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) who have not fully responded to…
- Trial name
- rTMS (NCT00521352)
- Testing
- Active Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Schizophrenia
Study of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia
1. Exploration of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation（rTMS）on working memory and cognitive impairment symptoms of schizophrenia treatment and mechanism. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT01940939
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Epilepsy, Depressions, Refractory
Low Frequency TMS for Depression in Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to determine if low-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is safe and feasible for treating depressive symptoms in patients with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- LFTMS (NCT03105700)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Cocaine Use Disorder, Cocaine Dependence
Theta-Burst Stimulation as a Treatment for Reducing Cocaine Use
Objective: The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the tolerability of an accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS), a form of transcranial magnetic stimulation, intervention in participants with cocaine use…
- Trial name
- NCT02927236
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Effect of TMS on PTSD Biomarkers
The study will (1) assess feasibility of a TMS treatment in an underserved population; (2) determine if this TMS treatment protocol improves PTSD symptoms and biological markers of PTSD such as brain functioning and startle…
- Trial name
- NCT04563078
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University