Zapping the brain to sharpen thinking after injury

NCT ID NCT05236010

First seen Nov 12, 2025 · Last updated Jun 17, 2026 · Updated 28 times

Summary

This study tests whether combining cognitive training with targeted brain stimulation (using magnetic or electrical pulses) can improve thinking and quality of life in veterans who have had a mild traumatic brain injury. About 108 participants will receive 16 sessions of training plus real or sham stimulation. The goal is to see if this approach helps reduce symptoms like memory and attention problems.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417, United States

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

  • New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System

    RECRUITING

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108, United States

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

  • The Mind Research Network

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106, United States

  • The University of Minnesota

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

  • The University of New Mexico

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106, United States

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Brain Injuries, Traumatic traumatic brain injury

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.