Clinical trials: rTMS
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngeal Dystonia
rTMS in Spasmodic Dysphonia
Focal dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterized by excessive involuntary muscle contractions of any body part. Spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is a type of focal dystonia characterized by excessive contraction of…
- Trial name
- NCT02957942
- Testing
- 1Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Healthy Volunteer
Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) on Somatosensory Perception
Background: Different parts of the brain are involved in feeling touch. Researchers want to study whether repetitive magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to the sensory cortex affects how sensation feels.
- Trial name
- NCT02119637
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Cerebellar Ataxia, Dysarthria
The Role of Cerebellum in Speech
This study will investigate the how the cerebellum is involved in speech motor learning over time and short-term corrections in patients with cerebellar ataxia and healthy controls.
- Conditions
- Cerebellar Ataxia, Dysarthria, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03972202
- Testing
- MRI, TMS, Speech-motor behavioral testing
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 660 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Central Nervous System
Recording and Modulation of Neuronal Mechanisms During Operant Conditioning: a MEG Study
Background: Most of the time, humans make decisions according to their consequences, especially if they will be beneficial, and will avoid or try to avoid doing an action if it has a bad outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT01006109
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Schizophrenia, Nicotine Addiction
Effects of rTMS on Cigarette Smoking and Cognition in Schizophrenia
Cigarette smoking rates are extremely high in persons with schizophrenia and this increases the risk of disease and death due to tobacco-related disorders.
- Trial name
- rTMSsmokelab (NCT01523730)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Alcohol Dependence
Cerebral Hemodynamics With rTMS in Alcohol Dependence
The present study measures the cerebral hemodynamic indices of alcohol dependent patients and observe the relative changes in these parameters with rTMS application.
- Trial name
- NCT02446067
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, India
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Modulating Prefrontal Circuits Underlying Behavioral Flexibility in OCD: A TMS Study
This study investigates whether slow-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation targeting frontal pole can acutely modulate brain circuits which show abnormal functioning during behavioral flexibility in…
- Trial name
- NCT04165577
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Modulating Temporoparietal Junction Mentalizing-Related Activity in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
The goal of this observational study is to test the modulation effect of different transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on the neural network supporting our ability to create mental representations of others (also known as…
- Trial name
- NCT06214065
- Testing
- fMRI, rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Fecal Incontinence (FI), Healthy Female Volunteer
Dose-Efficacy of rTMS in Healthy Young Female Volunteers
This study is aimed to develop a new therapy based on non-invasive repetitive magnetic stimulation rehabilitation for FI in patients who do not respond to conventional therapies.
- Trial name
- NCT07192328
- Testing
- rTMS and rTLSMS administered using a Magstim Rapid2 repetitive stimulator at pre-identified hotspots (cortical, lumbar, and sacral regions bilaterally).
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Mataró
Depression
An Evaluation of Safety and Feasibility Using Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in Adolescents With Depression
The objective of this investigation is to examine the safety and feasibility of a series of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatments (10 Hertz [Hz]; Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex), with a Neuronetics…
- Trial name
- NCT00587639
- Testing
- rTMS Treatment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Epilepsy
fMRI Guided TMS Enhancement of Associative Memory Networks
This is a randomized, single-blinded, controlled phase 1 study to demonstrate feasibility and explore the neurophysiologic and clinical effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) interventions in epilepsy…
- Trial name
- NCT02749422
- Testing
- MagStim RapidStim2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Treatment Resistant Depression, Visual Perceptual Weakness
Positron Emission Tomography in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Intervention for Treatment-resistant Depression
Major depressive disorder (MDD) exhibit reduced visual motor perception, which affects prognosis. Metabolic substance changes and abnormal neural activity in the middle temporal visual area (MT) mediate this perceptual…
- Trial name
- NCT06044324
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
Schizophrenia
The Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on Working Memory
Deficits in working memory (WM) performance are the most significant cognitive impairments in schizophrenia (SCZ). It has also been shown that WM performance is contingent on the cortex synchronization, a process that relies on…
- Trial name
- NCT01494623
- Testing
- repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Repetitive TMS (rTMS), Sham rTMS
Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Object Recognition
Background: The brain has natural rhythms called brain waves. An electroencephalogram (EEG) can record these rhythms. When people identify the picture of a familiar object shown on a computer screen, the communication between…
- Conditions
- Repetitive TMS (rTMS), Sham rTMS, Bilateral rTMS, Unilateral rTMS
- Trial name
- NCT01747200
- Testing
- Bilateral rTMS at same frequency and in phase, Bilateral rTMS at different frequencies, Bilateral rTMSat same frequency and out of phase
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Alcohol Dependence
Changing the Vulnerable Brain: A Neuromodulation Study in Alcohol Dependence
This current project investigates the effect of a single session of right dlPFC repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on emotion regulation abilities and craving in alcohol dependent patients and healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT02557815
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Major Depression, Functional Dyspepsia
The Brain-Heart-Gut Connection
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) often co-occurs with cardiovascular and gastrointestinal symptoms, highlighting the importance of the brain-heart-gut connection in developing comprehensive treatments.
- Conditions
- Major Depression, Functional Dyspepsia, Autonomous Dysfunction
- Trial name
- BHG-CONNECT (NCT06748274)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Stroke
Efficacy of the Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Techniques for Lower Limb Recovery in Stroke Patients
This study is to compare the efficacy of two types of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) in lower limb motor function recovery in stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02920333
- Testing
- conventional rehab training, tDCS, rTMS
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
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