TMS-EEG for Cortical Excitability

May 20, 2024 updated by: Zafer Keser, Mayo Clinic

Electroencephalogram Coupled Non-invasive Brain Stimulation For Assessment of Cortical Excitability

This research study is being done to look at the safety and diagnostic benefit of conducting an TMS(transcranial magnetic stimulation)-EEG measured before and after a brief experimental stimulation session using investigational devices repetitive TMS or transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Withdrawn

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Minnesota
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Recruiting
        • Mayo Clinic Rochester
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria - Stroke:

- Acquired brain injury such as ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke or traumatic brain injury.

Inclusion Criteria - Healthy Controls:

- No known active neurological disorder.

Exclusion Criteria - Stroke:

  • Pregnancy
  • Contraindication to MRI or TMS including metallic implanted objects.
  • Medical instability or inability to cooperate during the study as assessed by the treating physician to participate in the study.
  • Severe aphasia.
  • History of epilepsy.
  • History of active depression or treatment resistant depression.
  • History of schizophrenia.

Exclusion Criteria - Healthy Controls:

  • Pregnancy
  • Contraindication to MRI or TMS including metallic implanted objects.
  • History of acquired brain injury.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Non-Stroke Subjects
Subjects will receive up to 30 minutes of focal simulation with either TMS or tDCS administered to one brain location within standard safety protocols
Diagnostic test: Electroencephalogram
A routine test that involves attaching small wires to the head to read the electrical activity of the brain
Other Names:
  • EEG
Procedure: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain. An electromagnetic coil is placed against the scalp near the forehead. The electromagnet painlessly delivers repetitive magnetic pulses to simulate nerve cells in the brain.
Other Names:
  • TMS
Procedure: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Noninvasive procedure that uses direct electrical currents to stimulate the brain. A constant, low intensity current is passed through two electrodes that are place on the head.
Other Names:
  • tDCS
Experimental: Stroke Subjects
Subjects will receive up to 30 minutes of focal stimulation with either TMS or tDCS administered to one brain location within standard safety protocols
Diagnostic test: Electroencephalogram
A routine test that involves attaching small wires to the head to read the electrical activity of the brain
Other Names:
  • EEG
Procedure: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain. An electromagnetic coil is placed against the scalp near the forehead. The electromagnet painlessly delivers repetitive magnetic pulses to simulate nerve cells in the brain.
Other Names:
  • TMS
Procedure: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Noninvasive procedure that uses direct electrical currents to stimulate the brain. A constant, low intensity current is passed through two electrodes that are place on the head.
Other Names:
  • tDCS

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Western Aphasia Battery (WAB) Aphasia (AQ) and Language Quotients (LQ)
Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months
Measured using Western Aphasia Battery Bedside Version. Higher score is better. Ranged from 0-100.
Baseline, 3 months
Change in Modified Rankin Scale
Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months
Measured using the Modified Rankin Scale (MRS) to assess functional outcome measure in stroke that utilizes a structured interview to assign subjects MRS grades 0-5 in a systematic way, grade 5 is severe disability, grade 0 is no symptoms at all
Baseline, 3 months
Change in neurological outcome (NIHSS)
Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months
Measured using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). 15-item test to assess stroke-related neurologic deficits, each item scored with 3-5 grades with 0 as normal.
Baseline, 3 months
EEG and TMS-EEG functional connectivity
Time Frame: Baseline
EEG power in high and low frequency bands will be measured and power density maps will be created. TMS-evoked potentials and oscillations will be measured.
Baseline
MRI based structural connectivity.
Time Frame: Baseline
Microstructural integrity of the networks will be quantified by using diffusion weighted imaging metrics such as mean diffusivity.
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Mayo Clinic

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Zafer Keser, MD, Mayo Clinic

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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July 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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July 1, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
July 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 7, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 22, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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July 25, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
May 21, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 20, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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May 1, 2024

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • 21-012185

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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