Brain-Mapping study aims to sharpen TMS precision
NCT ID NCT05598931
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new computer system that uses MRI scans to help guide a brain stimulation technique called TMS. Twenty healthy volunteers had an MRI and then a TMS session to record coil positions. The goal was to improve targeting accuracy for future depression treatments, not to treat depression itself.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Healthy Controls
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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Inclusion Criteria: * Non-depressed subjects Exclusion Criteria: * Ever met criteria for a psychotic disorder (Sz, SzAff, Bipolar disorder); anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa within the last year * Unstable medical condition by history, physical exam or laboratory results * Contraindications to MRI (based on metal screening form) * Meets criteria for claustrophobia * Recent drug or alcohol use disorder with DSM-5 specifier of moderate or severe within 6 months, or mild within 2 months; lifetime history of IV drug use * A neurological or neuromuscular disorder; * Require medications for a general medical condition that contraindicate the TMS treatment * History of ketamine treatment within 6 mo * History of monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) within the past month * Lacks capacity to consent * Taking medications that increase the risk of seizures. For patients on permitted concomitant psychotropic agents (antidepressants, anticonvulsants, benzodiazepines, hypnotics, opiates, triiodothyronine (T3), modafinil, psychostimulants, buspirone, melatonin, omega-3 fatty acids, folate, lmethylfolate, s-adenosyl methionine, lithium) dosing must be stable for at least four weeks prior to study entry
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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