- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04244682
rTMS Brain Stimulation and Cognition
Brain Stimulation Study of Human Cognition Using Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Memory and emotion are complex cognitive processes. To understand memory and emotion better, it is helpful to break them down into component processes and examine how each of these component processes is supported by brain. One way to do this is to safely and reversibly impair the function of a brain region that are believed to support some of these component processes and observe changes in behavior.
A high-resolution three-dimensional image of a participant's brain will be created using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning (about 10 minutes in the scanner). Either the same day or on a following day, participants will return and will be exposed to emotional and/or neutral stimuli. Either before or after being exposed to the stimuli, the participants will have their brain mildly stimulated using rTMS. This stimulation will be at or below the levels which the FDA has deemed safe for treatment of depression, and will temporarily reduce brain activity in the targeted area. The behavior of the participant's memory, emotional processing, or related cognitive functions will be tested by asking them questions about emotional and/or neutral stimuli. Depending on which condition the participant is part of, the researchers may then bring the participant back, and repeat this procedure on a different day stimulating another brain region.
Up to 80 participants will be identified via word of mouth, the psychology department research pool, and via flyers posted on Emory campus. Participants will give informed consent to participate and will be compensated for their time.
Study Type
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Georgia
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
- Emory University
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- English speaking
- healthy
Exclusion Criteria:
- personal or first-degree family history of epileptic seizure
- a known brain injury
- claustrophobia
- taking certain medications that may increase the risk of seizures (e.g., bupropion, varenicline, chlorpromazine, theophylline) or reduce the effects of rTMS, such as benzodiazepines
- current use of medication for neurological or psychiatric conditions
- internal metallic implant, device, or foreign body
- left handedness
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Basic Science
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Other: Healthy participants receiving rTMS
Participation will require up to three visits.
One visit will take up to an hour, and the other visits will each take up to three hours each.
During the first visit, participants will be consented, and their brains will be scanned using magnetic resonance imaging.
Participants will receive rTMS during two study visits.
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In the rTMS procedure a small plastic coil will be placed next to the participant's head.
The position of the coil will be guided by neuro-navigational software utilizing the individual's MRI scan.
The coil will be placed over the relevant brain region using the Brainsight TMS-MRI co-registration system for visualizing the coil position with respect to the participant's individual MRI scan.
The coil will then generate a series of repetitive magnetic pulses, and stimulation will occur, disrupting typical function of the targeted brain region.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Remember/Familiar Scale Score
Time Frame: Day 1 (first rTMS visit), Up to Day 14 (second rTMS visit)
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Memory accuracy will be assessed using a remember/familiar scale that was created for this study, based on common scales used in basic memory research.
This instrument is a a 3-option categorical forced-choice self-report measure that assesses the accuracy of a participant's memory for an item.
This measure assesses whether the participant has no conscious memory of the item (New), whether they have a specific conscious recollection of having seen the item before (Remember), or whether they have a conscious sense of having seen the item before but they cannot recollect any specific details relating to the item (Familiar).
This scale will be scored by calculating the number of Hits (old items endorsed as remembered/familiar), Misses (old items endorsed as new), Correct Rejections (new items endorsed as new), and False Alarms (new items endorsed as familiar/remembered), and then calculating a sensitivity index (d') for each participant.
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Day 1 (first rTMS visit), Up to Day 14 (second rTMS visit)
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Change in Confidence Scale Score
Time Frame: Day 1 (first rTMS visit), Up to Day 14 (second rTMS visit)
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Memory confidence will be assessed using a confidence scale that was created for this study, based on common scales used in basic memory research.
The confidence scale is a 4-point ordinal forced-choice self-report measure that assess the subjective confidence a participant feels in their memory for an item.
The scale's choices are 1 = Little Confidence, 2 = Some Confidence, 3 = Moderate Confidence, and 4 = High Confidence.
The scale's responses will be averaged for each participant.
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Day 1 (first rTMS visit), Up to Day 14 (second rTMS visit)
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Change in Vividness Scale Score
Time Frame: Day 1 (first rTMS visit), Up to Day 14 (second rTMS visit)
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Memory vividness will be assessed using a vividness scale that was created for this study, based on common scales used in basic memory research.
The vividness scale is a 4-point ordinal forced-choice self-report measure that assess the subjective vividness a participant experiences of their memory for an item.
The scale's choices are 1 = Not Vivid, 2 = Slightly Vivid, 3 = Moderately Vivid, and 4 = Highly Vivid.
The scale's responses will be averaged for each participant.
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Day 1 (first rTMS visit), Up to Day 14 (second rTMS visit)
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Stephan Hamann, PhD, Emory University
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Anticipated)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- IRB00115488
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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