Brain zaps and memory: scientists seek the perfect test
NCT ID NCT05556655
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how a non-invasive brain stimulation technique called TMS affects memory and thinking. Researchers want to find the best way to measure these effects. About 100 healthy, right-handed adults who speak English will take part. This is a research study, not a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 65 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Right-handed * Fluent in English Exclusion Criteria: * History of seizures or epilepsy * Family history of epilepsy * Significant medical or neurological diagnoses * History of common headache or migraine * History of common or recent syncope * History of moderate/severe, multiple mild, or past 12 months head injury * History of psychiatric, psychological, or neurodevelopmental disorder * History of alcohol or recreational drug abuse or dependence * Current visual or hearing difficulties that interfere with cognitive testing * History of cochlear implants * Current pregnancy * History of metal in the head or neck (except braces and fillings) * Current non-removable piercings in the neck or head * History of implanted neurostimulator * History of cardiac pacemaker or intracardiac lines * History of medication infusion device * Current use of medications that increase the excitability of the brain * History of problems with TMS or MRI procedures * History of EEG for suspected epilepsy * Alcohol or recreational drug use in the 48 hours prior to TMS * Inadequate sleep in the 48 hours prior to TMS * Headache or feeling faint in the 24 hours prior to TMS.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Colorado State University Department of Psychology
RECRUITINGFort Collins, Colorado, 80523, United States
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