Clinical trials: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Ataxia, Cerebellar, Cerebellar Ataxia
Rehabilitative Trial With Cerebello-Spinal tDCS in Neurodegenerative Ataxia
Neurodegenerative cerebellar ataxias represent a group of disabling disorders for which we currently lack effective therapies. Cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive technique, which has been…
- Conditions
- Ataxia, Cerebellar, Cerebellar Ataxia, Spinocerebellar Ataxias, Ataxia, Spinocerebellar
- Trial name
- CStDCSAtaxia (NCT03120013)
- Testing
- Anodal cerebellar and cathodal spinal tDCS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
Major Depression, Fibromyalgia
A Pilot Study of TMS Effects on Pain and Depression in Patients With Fibromyalgia
In this pilot study, the PI proposes to include 20 African American participants with Fibromyalgia to explore the effect of r TMS on pain and depressive symptoms.
- Trial name
- TMS (NCT00523302)
- Testing
- Active TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Healthy
Task Augmentation of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
This pilot, within-subjects, randomized proof-of-concept study investigates the effects of activating the DLPFC promotion system on TMS treatment outcomes.
- Trial name
- TaskTMS (NCT04586205)
- Testing
- active TMS, IASP Task, SST Task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Methamphetamine Dependence
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Used to Both Measure Cortical Excitability and Explore Methamphetamine Cue Craving
Specific Primary Aims include: Aim # 1. The investigators explore the feasibility of using the TMS to investigate the cortical excitability and to inhibit meth cue craving in meth dependent population.
- Trial name
- NCT01685463
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Dystonia, Focal, Task-specific
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Focal Hand Dystonia
This study investigated the short term effects of repeated administrations of repetitive-transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on clinical changes and investigate neurophysiologic responses to rTMS of the activated motor…
- Trial name
- NCT01884064
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Tinnitus
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Tinnitus
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for reducing the loudness or severity of chronic tinnitus.
- Trial name
- NCT01104207
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis, Pain
TMS Treatment for Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis
The researchers aim to study the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on chronic visceral pain in patients with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis.
- Trial name
- NCT00250484
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Major Depressive Disorder
rTMS for Depressed Teens: A Sham-Controlled Trial, Part 2
This research proposal aims to better understand the neurobiology of depression in adolescents and how repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) may therapeutically impact brain function and mood.
- Trial name
- NCT01804296
- Testing
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Paul E. Croarkin
Arachnophobia, Phobia
TMS and Exposure Therapy
Spider phobia is an exceedingly common phobia throughout the world. The current standard treatment involves exposure therapy, which consists of a series of brief exposures of an individual to the thing they fear, in this case…
- Trial name
- NCT04019054
- Testing
- Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS), Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (vmPFC), Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS), vertex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Schizophrenia
Bilateral Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Auditory Hallucinations Results
The primary purpose of this study was to conduct fMRI neuroimaging studies prior to and subsequent to the rTMS intervention. The intent was to ascertain changes in regional brain activation and connectivity that most robustly…
- Trial name
- NCT04548622
- Testing
- Magstim Rapid 2 system triggering Magstim Super Rapid system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Psychomotor Retardation, Psychomotor Slowing
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Motor Symptoms in Psychiatric Disorders
Psychomotor slowing may occur in major psychiatric disorders, such as major depressive disorders or schizophrenia spectrum disorders. It refers to slowing of fine motor skills, motor planning and gross motor behavior.
- Conditions
- Psychomotor Retardation, Psychomotor Slowing, Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03275766
- Testing
- DLPFC facilitatory, SMA inhibitory, SMA facilitatory
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
cTBS/fMRI Study of Hierarchical Control in the PFC
The objective of this study is to examine the effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on the prefrontal cortex and posterior parietal cortex.
- Trial name
- NCT04464473
- Testing
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Opioid Use Disorder
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) as a Tool to Decrease Pain and Improve Functioning
Despite the availability of opioid replacement therapies, many opioid use disordered Veterans are not able to remain abstinent. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique with…
- Trial name
- TMS (NCT03821337)
- Testing
- repetitive Trans Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Schizophrenia
Interactions of Fronto-Parietal High Frequency rTMS on Anterior Cingulate Cortex Activation in Schizophrenia
This will be a single site pilot study. 20 subjects with EPP (Early Phase Psychosis), defined as medical record documentation of the onset of clinically significant psychotic symptoms within the past 10 years, will be enrolled.
- Trial name
- rTMS-FPCC (NCT04309370)
- Testing
- 20 Hz rTMS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Treatment Resistant Depression
Pilot Accelerated Theta Burst in Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression
This study evaluates an accelerated schedule of theta-burst stimulation using a transcranial magnetic stimulation device for treatment-resistant bipolar depression.
- Trial name
- NCT03953417
- Testing
- Accelerated intermittent theta-burst treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Tinnitus
Experimental Tinnitus Treatment With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
There are numerous conditions that may benefit from TMS but they lack definitive data from clinical trials with sufficient scientific rigor, which includes large, multi-site, randomized sham-controlled trials.
- Trial name
- NCT03699826
- Testing
- TMS for tinnitus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Aaron Boes
Epilepsy
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Epilepsy
The goal of the present clinical trial is to determine whether low frequency (0.5 Hz) rTMS can induce long term depression in epileptogenic cortex and thus suppress cortical excitability at the epileptic focus.
- Trial name
- TMS (NCT02757547)
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation - Active Arm
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Electrical Geodesics, Inc.
Healthy
Characterizing the Scalp Tolerability of TMS
The primary objective is to characterize the tolerability of TMS by scalp location (over parietal, motor, modified Beam F3 prefrontal, THREE-D prefrontal, orbitofrontal, and medial prefrontal) and stimulation parameters (single…
- Trial name
- NCT06354686
- Testing
- TMS Tolerability
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
This study will evaluate the clinical efficacy of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) guided 1 Hz repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) applied to the Supplementary Motor Area (SMA) in OCD patients who have…
- Trial name
- NCT00106249
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Healthy
Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Fronto-parietal Networks: Modulation by Mental State
The purpose of this study is to improve understanding of the way transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a form of non-invasive brain stimulation, affects the brain.
- Trial name
- TMScogMod (NCT04010461)
- Testing
- TMS, n-back working memory task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan