In Vivo Imaging of Therapeutic Electric Current Flow

Completed

Conditions studied: Parkinson Disease, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's Disease, Stroke, Autism, Depression, Schizophrenia

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to measure current flow inside the head using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The data from this study will be used to map the current flow caused from the electrical stimulation inside the head. The methods develop will be used to map and better control delivery of the current for electrical stimulation to modify a psychiatric condition such as depression; or other conditions such as epilepsy, Parkinson's disease or autism.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02453763

Run by

University of Florida

People needed

17

Starts

2015-06-01

Expected to finish

2017-07-06

Last updated by the study team

2018-04-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• right handed (as determined by the Edinburgh battery),
• English as native language.

You may not qualify if…

• appreciable deficits in hearing,
• appreciable problems with articulation,
• appreciable accent schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression,
• any neurological disorder associated with cognitive impairment or neuroanatomic abnormality,
• language-based learning disorder,
• any implanted metal device (precludes use of tDCS), any implanted cardiac pacemaker,
• dementia or mini-mental state exam,
• <24 estimated verbal intelligence,
• <70 active or prior history of seizure disorder, family history of seizure disorder, prescribed seizure inducing medication.

Where it is running

• University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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