Status:

RECRUITING

Personalized Theta-burst Stimulation for Long-lasting Changes in Approach/Avoidance Behavior

Lead Sponsor:

Northwestern University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Approach/Avoidance Behavior

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will assess the long-lasting effects of personalized theta burst stimulation (TBS), a repetitive form of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), over the left prefrontal cortex on the appr...

Detailed Description

This is a double-blinded, counterbalanced crossover study in healthy adults. Volunteers will participate in four TBS-EEG sessions. In each, the investigators will first conduct the approach/avoidance ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participants must be legal adults between the ages of 18 to 65;
  • Able and willing to complete study procedures and tasks.

Exclusion

  • History or evidence of chronic neurological or mental disorder;
  • Chronic condition that requires pharmacological treatment over the course of study participation;
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding;
  • History or evidence of alcohol or drug addiction;
  • Contraindications for transcranial magnetic stimulation (history of seizures, metallic or electric implant in the head/neck area);
  • Contraindications for magnetic resonance imaging at 3 Tesla (non-compatible implants, metallic foreign bodies, insulin pump, pacemaker).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 31 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

26 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07161505

Start Date

July 31 2025

End Date

August 31 2026

Last Update

September 8 2025

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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611