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Examination of Transcranial Focused Ultrasound on Brain Activity in Adults

NCT06477029 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2026-04-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators aim to examine the immediate effect of transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) on brain activity in healthy adults.

Conditions

  • Impulsive Behavior

Interventions

DEVICE

tFUS

tFUS is a brief stimulation of a part of the brain called the ventral striatum with low-intensity sound waves that pass through the scalp and skull safely.

DEVICE

Sham tFUS

Sham tFUS goes through the motions of applying tFUS to the brain. Participants will know that one session will be a sham, but they will be blinded to which session is the sham

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Mary Phillips, MD MD (Cantab)

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mary P Phillips, MD MD (Cantab) · University of Pittsburgh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-10
Primary Completion
2026-04-13
Completion
2026-04-13
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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