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Cortical Plasticity Assessment in Athletes With a History of Concussion

NCT01112761 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1

Last updated 2020-04-24

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Summary

The purpose of this research is to determine whether athletes with concussion have changes in cortical excitability.

Single and paired transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be used as reliable neurophysiological marker of motor cortex reorganization in athletes with concussions.

This study also aims to determine whether modulation of cortical activity by a powerful technique of noninvasive brain stimulation (tDCS) results in a different cortical response as compared with sham tDCS.

Conditions

  • Concussion

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial direct current stimulation

Each type of stimulation will be administered with a time interval of a week in between to prevent any carryover affects.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Felipe Fregni, PhD · Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2013-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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