Comparing the Location of the Motor Cortex in Children Using Two Methods

Completed

Conditions studied: Congenital Hemiparesis

In brief

Hypothesis: In typically developing children (TDC), use of conventional EEG landmarks to determine the brain area that controls hand function will not differ from TMS-guided determination of individual motor hotspots. In children with hemiparesis, however, those two locations will diverge. The prediction is that TMS will best guide Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) interventions

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02015338

Run by

University of Minnesota

People needed

47

Starts

2014-02-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-07-18

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Typically Developing Children:
• Ages 8-17
• Children with congenital hemiparesis due to hemispheric stroke:
• Ages 8-17
• Equal of greater than 10 degrees of active motion at the metacarpophalangeal joint
• No evidence of seizure activity within the last 2 years.

You may not qualify if…

• Typically Developing Children:
• neurologic disorders
• indwelling metal
• pregnancy
• history of seizures
• Children with hemiparesis:
• Metabolic disorders
• Neoplasm
• Epilepsy
• Disorders of cellular migration and proliferation
• Expressive aphasia
• Pregnancy
• Indwelling metal
• Botulinum toxin or phenol intramuscular block within the one-month preceding TMS application.

Where it is running

• University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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