Status:
COMPLETED
Beta Events and Sensory Perception
Lead Sponsor:
Brown University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Conditions:
Beta Rhythm
Tactile Perception
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Low-frequency brain rhythms in the alpha (8-14Hz) and beta (15-29Hz) bands are strong predictors of perception and functional performance in a range of tasks, and are disrupted in several disease stat...
Detailed Description
Prior studies have shown that high power low-frequency brain rhythms in the alpha (8-14) and beta (15-29 Hz) bands in primary somatosensory cortex (SI) are associated with a decreased probability of p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Ability to provide informed consent/assent
- Age: 18-65 years
- English fluency: participants must be able to understand screening questionnaires and task instructions spoken/written in English.
- Right handed: to reduce heterogeneity related to hand dominance, since our task involves touch perception on the hand, and examination of neural correlates in lateralized brain regions.
Exclusion
- History of fainting spells of unknown or undetermined etiology that might constitute seizures
- History of seizures, diagnosis of epilepsy, or immediate (1st degree relative) family history epilepsy
- Any progressive (e.g., neurodegenerative) neurological disorder
- Chronic medical conditions that may cause a medical emergency in case of a provoked seizure (cardiac malformation, cardiac dysrhythmia, asthma, etc.)
- Metal implants (excluding dental fillings)
- Pacemaker
- Implanted medication pump or cochlear implant
- Vagal nerve stimulator
- Deep brain stimulator
- TENS unit (unless removed completely for the study)
- Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt
- Signs of increased intracranial pressure
- Intracranial lesion
- History of head injury resulting in prolonged loss of consciousness
- Pregnancy
- Participants who have received prior TMS for medical treatment purposes.
- Intellectual Disability or autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
- Active psychosis, diagnosis of unipolar depression or bipolar disorder, active severe substance use disorders (within the last month), or active suicidal intent or ideations.
- Conditions that may result in the inability to effectively carry out the tactile detection task, including loss of feeling, neuropathy or nerve damage in the hands or feet, chronic pain or fibromyalgia, and pain due to cancer, infection or arthritis.
- If the participant is actively taking any of the medications that increase risk from TMS as indicated below, of if they have ingested any alcohol or any other drugs of abuse (see https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse) on the day of the study session (prior to the session).
- Contraindicated medications:
- alcohol Amitriptyline Amphetamines ampicillin Anticholinergics Antihistamines aripiprazole BCNU \*\*bupropion\*\* cephalosporins chlorambucil chloroquine Chlorpromazine citalopram Clozapine Cocaine cyclosporine cytosine arabinoside Doxepine duloxetine fluoxetine fluphenazine fluvoxamine Foscarnet gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) Ganciclovir haloperidol imipenem Imipramine isoniazid ketamine levofloxacin Lithium Maprotiline MDMA (ecstasy) mefloquine methotrexate metronidazole mianserin mirtazapine Nortriptyline olanzapine paroxetine penicillin phencyclidine (PCP, angel's dust) pimozide quetiapine reboxetine risperidone Ritonavir \*\*Sertraline\*\* Sympathomimetic theophylline venlafaxine vincristine ziprasidone
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 25 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 2 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
45 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04062318
Start Date
July 25 2019
End Date
November 2 2024
Last Update
September 17 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Brown University, Carney Institute for Brain Science Human Testing Space (HuTS)
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906