Clinical trials: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Cervical Dystonia
Plasticity in Cervical Dystonia
This study will identify changes that occur in the part of the brain that controls hand movements in patients with cervical (neck) dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT00323765
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Visual Snow Syndrome, Color Blindness
Study of Visual Perception Phenomena: Phosphene Mapping Induced by TMS and Its Relationship With Eye Movements
The purpose of this basic science study is to better understand human visual perception. Phosphenes are flashes of light that can be induced using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).
- Conditions
- Visual Snow Syndrome, Color Blindness, Healthy Volunteer
- Trial name
- NCT07110493
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Electroencephalography (EEG), Eye-Tracking
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Healthy Young Adult, Neurophysiology
Motor Cortex Plasticity Response to Theta-Burst Stimulation After Ketone Monoester Supplementation
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a medical device that can alter motor cortical (M1) excitability through the scalp via various protocols.
- Trial name
- KME-TBS (NCT06799260)
- Testing
- Ketone Monoester (KME), iTBS, cTBS
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Isolated Focal Hand Dystonia
Neuromodulation Therapy for Task-Specific Dystonia
This study aims to apply a non-invasive brain stimulation technology called repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in patients with focal hand dystonia (FHD).
- Trial name
- NCT06422104
- Testing
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Creativity Performance in Healthy Subjects
Sleep and Creativity
Creativity is a complex neuro-psycho-philosophical phenomenon that is difficult to define. Neurocognitive models of creativity suggest that creativity is associated with the activity of a distributed, bilateral fronto-temporal…
- Trial name
- NCT04650438
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) over the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) over the left inferior parietal lobule (IPL)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Pain, Acute, Pain, Chronic
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for Pain Relief
Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial focused ultrasound (FUS), is be applied to healthy human subjects, acute pain patients, and chronic pain patients to investigate…
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Pain, Chronic, Pain, Experimental
- Trial name
- NCT04283643
- Testing
- Transcranial Focused Ultrasound, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Major Depressive Disorder
Sensory Synchronized Imaging and Neuromodulation
The purpose of this research study is to better understand the relationship between the type of brain stimulation used and how it changes brain activity in adult military Veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT06548113
- Testing
- TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Healthy
Pilot Study for the Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on the Brain Using an Electronic Medical Device
This study is a randomized, double-blind, and sham-controlled trial to examine the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on the brain of health individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT02932085
- Testing
- Neurostar TMS Therapy System, NeuroStar XPLOR System
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital
Normal Behavioral Patterns
Modulating the Hippocampal and Striatal Memory Networks With rTMS
Background: People have 2 memory systems. One helps them learn skills and the other helps them learn facts. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) uses electric currents to activate brain cells.
- Trial name
- NCT03994120
- Testing
- RTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder
Neural Mechanisms of the Sensorymotor Circuit in Sensory Phenomena in OCD
The goal of this clinical study is to investigate the neural mechanisms of abnormal sensory phenomena in patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and to evaluate whether modulation of the insula-supplementary motor area…
- Trial name
- NCT07480408
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Healthy
Activating and Identifying Neural Responses to Social Rejection: a Combined tDCS and fMRI Study
This research study identifies neural pathways regulating negative moods during rejection by combining transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and fMRI in a sample of healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT02739789
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Depression, Healthy
Comparison of Measures of Plasticity
Neuroplasticity refers to the ability of the nerve cells to modify their structure or function in response to injury or insult, or other environmental stimuli, with these changes outlasting the period of exposure.
- Trial name
- NCT01317303
- Testing
- cTBS-PAS25, cTBS-iTBS, PAS25
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of New South Wales
Healthy
Does the Insula Control Smoking-Induced Dopamine Release? A TMS/[11C]-PHNO Study in Humans.
Findings from this study may demonstrate how the insula contributes to reward pathways involved in addiction. There are three main hypotheses for this trial.
- Trial name
- NCT02212405
- Testing
- repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Smoking Cessation
Enhancing Relapse Prevention for Smoking Cessation With Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Tobacco use is one of the most significant cancer control and public health challenges in the US today. Half of all smokers in the US will attempt to quit tobacco each year, but fully 95% of those who attempt to quit will reverse…
- Trial name
- rTMS (NCT02822703)
- Testing
- rTMS Active 20Hz
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The City College of New York
Stroke, Neurologic Disorder
Manual Dexterity Modifications After Application of tSMS Over the Primary Motor Cortex (M1)
Transcranial static magnetic field stimulation (tSMS) is a novel brain stimulation technique that has been shown to be safe and effective in modifying biological parameters when applied to the cerebral cortex.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Neurologic Disorder, Manual Dexterity
- Trial name
- NCT05260190
- Testing
- tSMS
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorders
Motor Learning in Dysphagia Rehabilitation
The overall goal is to exploit motor learning principles and adjuvant techniques in a novel way to enhance dysphagia rehabilitation.
- Conditions
- Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorders, Deglutition Disorders, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT02576470
- Testing
- Biofeedback, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Financial Reward
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Internet Gaming Disorder
The Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Internet Gaming Disorder
This study aims to investigate the intervention effects of navigated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on craving regulation in individuals with internet gaming disorder (IGD).
- Trial name
- NCT06634498
- Testing
- real rTMS on the dlPFC
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jin-tao Zhang
Basic Science
Neural Basis of Sensory Learning: Brain Regions
The purpose of this study is to understand how the sensory and motor areas of the brain work together to keep a person's hand movements accurate (sensorimotor learning).
- Trial name
- NCT05079516
- Testing
- Theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Neurocircuitry of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Modulation by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
The purpose of this study is to test the effects of non-invasive neuromodulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation on brain function in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
- Trial name
- NCT02704117
- Testing
- Transcranial Magentic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
The Mechanism of cTBS Targeting Dentate Nucleus for DRE
In our previous cross-over study--the continuous θ burst stimulation (cTBS) targeting cerebellum dentate nucleus of 44 drug-refractory epilepsy (DRE) patients, a significant reduction in seizure frequency was observed.
- Conditions
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Cerebellum
- Trial name
- NCT05809349
- Testing
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital