Status:
COMPLETED
Enhancing Brain Activity With Magnetic Stimulation
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-55 years
Brief Summary
This study will determine whether stimulation of the right side of the brain with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) followed by stimulation of the left side with theta burst stimulat...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: Previous studies have demonstrated that single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) applied to the primary motor cortex (MI) exerts a transient inhibitory effect on the contralat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Age between 18-55 years
- Able to perform tasks required by the study
- Willing and able to give consent
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Subjects are not eligible for this experiment if they:
- Are unable to perform the tasks
- Have history of severe alcohol or drug abuse, psychiatric illness
- Have problems with movement of the hands
- Are currently under medication with central acting drugs
- Are left-handed
- Have uncontrolled medical problems, such as heart, lung or kidney disease, epilepsy, or diabetes mellitus
- Have a cardiac pacemaker, intracardiac lines, implanted medication pumps, neural stimulators, and metal in the cranium, with the exception of dental braces
- Are pregnant
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 3 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
December 15 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
72 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00396890
Start Date
November 3 2006
End Date
December 15 2008
Last Update
July 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892