Zapping your brain during naps might boost emotional resilience
NCT ID NCT06547086
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether gentle electrical stimulation during naps can increase certain brain waves linked to emotional health. 72 healthy adults who nap regularly took part. Researchers measured brain activity, mood, and alertness to see if the stimulation helped. The goal was to learn how to improve stress resilience, not to treat a disease.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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72 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18-50 years * Medically healthy * English-speaking (able to provide consent and complete questionnaires) * Citizen or holding permanent resident status * Regular napper (1 or more naps per week) Exclusion Criteria: * Any current or past history of neurological disorders or acquired neurological disease (e.g. stroke, traumatic brain injury), including intracranial lesions * History or head trauma resulting in prolonged loss of consciousness; or a history of \>3 grade 1 concussions * Current history of poorly controlled headaches including intractable or poorly controlled migraines * Any systemic illness or unstable medical condition that may cause a medical emergency in case of a provoked seizure (cardiac malformation, cardiac dysrhythmia, asthma, etc) * History of seizures, diagnosis of epilepsy, histoy of abnormal (epileptiform) EEG, or family history of treatment resistant epilepsy with the exception of a single seizure of benign etiology (e.g. febrile seizures) in the judgment of a board-certified neurologist * Possible pregnancy or plan to become pregnant in the next 6 months * Any metal in the body * Any medical devices or implants (i.e. cardiac pacemaker, medication infusion pump, cochlear implant, vagal nerve stimulator) unless otherwise approved by the responsible MD * Dental implants containing metal * Any medication that may alter seizure threshold: ADHD stimulants (Adderall, amphetamine); tricyclic/stypical antidepressants (amitriptyline, doxepine, imipramine, maprotiline, nortriptyline, buproprion); antipsychotics (chlorpromazine, clozapine); bronchodilators (theophylline, aminophylline); antibiotics (fluoroquinolones, imipenem, penicillin, cephalosporins, metronidazole, isoniazid); Antivirals (valacyclovir, ritonavir); OTC antihistamines (diphenhydramine, Benadryl) * Claustrophobia (a fear of small or closed places) * Back problems that would prevent lying flat for up to two hours * Regular night-shift work (second or third shift)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, 53719, United States
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