Clinical trials: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Chronic Low-back Pain (cLBP)
Combining Brain Stimulation and Physiotherapy for the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a major health challenge in Canada, leading to substantial disability and socioeconomic burden, particularly among Veterans. In military Veterans, LBP is the most common chronic pain condition.
- Trial name
- NCT06999772
- Testing
- Active rTMS, Psychologically-informed physiotherapy (PiP), Usual physiotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Tic Disorders, Tics
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Augment Behavior Therapy for Tics
The study will examine whether combining Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) with inhibition of the supplementary motor area (SMA) using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) normalizes activity in the…
- Conditions
- Tic Disorders, Tics, Tic, Motor, Tic Disorder, Childhood
- Trial name
- NCT04578912
- Testing
- Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT), Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation (cTBS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Anorexia Nervosa
Theta Burst Stimulation in Anorexia Nervosa: A Case Series
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a life-threatening eating disorder characterised by an intense fear of weight gain and disturbed body image, which motivates severe dietary restriction or other weight loss behaviours (e.g. purging).
- Trial name
- ANTS (NCT03979404)
- Testing
- Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Depersonalization Disorder
Treatment of Depersonalization Disorder With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of Depersonalization Disorder (DPD).
- Trial name
- TMS (NCT00529217)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Major Depressive Disorder(MDD)
Efficacy of Clinical Application of Transcranial Low Intensity Focused Ultrasonic Stimulation for Patients With Major Deperessive Disorder - Exploratory Clinical Trial
The non-invasive type ultrasonography system is applied to patients with major depressive disorder to evaluate their effectiveness and safety.
- Trial name
- NCT04405791
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Gangnam Severance Hospital
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), Schizophrenia
Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on Cannabis Use and Cognitive Outcomes in Schizophrenia
The high prevalence of cannabis and other substance use disorders are a major barrier to recovery in people with schizophrenia. Moreover, schizophrenia patients have significant deficits in cognitive function, which may be…
- Conditions
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), Schizophrenia, Cannabis Use Disorder, Cognition
- Trial name
- rTMSCANSZ (NCT03189810)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), Weekly Counselling Session
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Treatment of Resistant Depression, H1-Coil
Theta Burst Stimulation With an 8-Coil Versus H1-Coil for Resistant Depression
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare response rates after treatment with Figure Eight-Coil TMS versus H-Coil TMS on the prefrontal cortex left dorsolateral, in patients suffering from depression resistant.
- Conditions
- Treatment of Resistant Depression, H1-Coil, Theta Burst Stimulation
- Trial name
- rTBShTBS (NCT06813313)
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Dominique JANUEL
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
Gambling Disorder
Modulating Inhibitory Control Networks in Gambling Disorder With Theta Burst Stimulation
In this project the investigators propose a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled design in which 40 patients with GD will receive active or sham cTBS to the pre-SMA for 2 weeks.
- Trial name
- TMS-GD (NCT03669315)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- CNS Onlus
Stroke, Dysphagia
Effects of ITBS Combined with NMES on Dysphagia After Stroke
In recent years, research on intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS), as a special high-frequency （repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation，rTMS） stimulation paradigm, has focused on exploring the effects in healthy…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Dysphagia, Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT06464835
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Healthy Aging
Signal Propagation and Its Relationship to Cognitive Performance in the Aging Human Brain (Focus or Spread)
In the next three decades, the world's population over 60 years old is expected to more than double its size. Even in the absence of an obvious pathology (i.e., healthy aging), advancing age is typically associated with a…
- Trial name
- NCT04361760
- Testing
- single-puls TMS
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Depression, Insomnia
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia with RTMS
Depression and insomnia occur together in a substantial number of patients. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an effective treatment for depression, but does not help insomnia symptoms in depressed patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04258618
- Testing
- CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia) with rTMS, Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Major Depressive Episode, Major Depressive Disorder
Patient-oriented Randomized Pragmatic Feasibility Trial With rTMS in Depression and Anxiety
This trial compares intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) to low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (LFR) in regards to depression and anxiety outcomes in 100 patients with treatment resistant depression…
- Trial name
- PORT (NCT05028738)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Stroke, Chronic Stroke Patients
kTMP-Enhanced Motor Rehabilitation for Chronic Stroke Recovery (KULMINATE) Pilot
kTMP, kilohertz transcutaneous magnetic perturbations, is a low intensity transcranial magnetic stimulation technique that will be used in this study to promote arm/hand rehabilitation in patients who have been disabled by stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Chronic Stroke Patients, Arm Weakness as a Consequence of Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT07631078
- Testing
- kTMP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Magnetic Tides
Stroke
A Novel Brain Stimulation for Bimanual Motor Function and Control in Chronic Stroke
The long-term goal of this project is to develop and test upper Iimb rehabilitation interventions that can improve bimanual motor function, or the ability to use both arms and hands together, for stroke survivors with moderate to…
- Trial name
- NCT05381740
- Testing
- Novel rTMS Approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Normal Physiology
Neurophysiology of Surround Inhibition in the Human Motor Cortex
Background: Movement disorders have many different causes and symptoms. Researchers still do not fully understand which parts of the brain are involved in fine movement.
- Trial name
- NCT03018262
- Testing
- TMS - sub-study 1, TMS - sub-study 2, TMS - sub-study 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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
Depressive Disorder, Major
Biomarkers of Depression and Treatment Response
This study is a stratified, parallel-group, single-center study utilizing multimodal imaging techniques to identify biomarkers for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
- Trial name
- SUNSET (NCT04581902)
- Testing
- rTMS therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Study of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Efficacy on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Our study's purpose is to show the efficacy of the transcranial magnetic stimulation (a non invasive method of cerebral modulation) in patients suffering from chronic obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
- Trial name
- TMS-TOC (NCT00822601)
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Functional Movement Disorder
Non-invasive Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Functional Movement Disorders
Background: Functional movement disorders (FMD) involve involuntary movements that are not due to a recognized neurological or medical cause. FMD can cause major disability.
- Trial name
- NCT05155059
- Testing
- MagStim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)