Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03705936
Metaplasticity in Human Pharyngeal Motor Cortex
Inducing Metaplasticity in Human Pharyngeal Motor Cortex Through Preconditioned Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 24 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine the effects of giving 2 doses of brain stimulation through repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on swallowing neurophysiology (brain function) in healthy adults.
Detailed description
Recent studies have suggested that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), which is a well-established and tried and tested non-invasive (no surgical procedures involved) brain stimulation technique that can vary brain activities, may be used as a treatment for patients with swallowing difficulties. However, results have also showed that the response to the treatment is different among individuals. A possible explanation for this variation is related to the brain's level of activity preceding rTMS. The hypothesis of this study is that this variation may be minimized by regulating the brain state with an additional dose of rTMS prior to the intended rTMS session (preconditioned rTMS). This may subsequently improve the outcomes of rTMS. Therefore, this study aims to better regulate the response of the brain to rTMS. The findings of this study will provide the basis for future development of optimal rTMS treatment protocols for patients with swallowing difficulties.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | rTMS | rTMS is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique. It can regulate brain activities with electrical pulses sent to the brain through electromagnetic induction. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-10-24
- Primary completion
- 2020-02-26
- Completion
- 2020-02-26
- First posted
- 2018-10-15
- Last updated
- 2020-11-04
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03705936. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.