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TMS as a Biological Marker of Neuroplasticity

NCT02867670 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2020-07-08

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Summary

TMS is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, which can be used to change the activity of a person's brain cells without needles or surgery. In this study, the invesigators are interested in the brain's ability to adapt (also called "neuroplasticity") and regain language functioning after a stroke-specifically, they want to determine whether how a person's brain responds to TMS in the short term can be used to predict how well they will recover language abilities in the long term.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

TMS is a form of non-invasive brain stimulation which uses magnetic pulses to stimulate regions of the brain from outside the head, on the scalp. Specifically, TMS is performed with a copper-and-plastic coil that emits a magnetic field, which can affect brain cells in specific locations. In this study, researchers will also use a form of TMS called theta-burst stimulation (TBS), where TMS pulses are delivered rapidly over time.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Roy H Hamilton, MD, MS · Neurology

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-07-31
Primary Completion
2019-06-30
Completion
2020-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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