The Effects of Transcranial Focused Ultrasound on Human Motor Learning

Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

Transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) is a form of neuromodulation that uses a single element transducer to produce highly focused low-intensity acoustic energy that can be used to affect cortical excitability in humans.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03130647

Run by

University of Minnesota

People needed

0

Starts

2017-05-15

Expected to finish

2017-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 to 65 years of age Provide written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Evidence of a current significant medical illness or psychiatric or central or peripheral neurologic disorder History of loss of consciousness of more than ten minutes in the past year or loss of consciousness in a lifetime that required rehabilitation services Personal or family history of seizure Any history of stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) Taking any medications that may decrease the threshold for seizure Pregnancy Affirmative answers to one or more questions of the provided attached safety questionnaires. These are not absolute contraindications to this study but the risk/benefit ratio will be carefully balanced by the PI Left handedness. Failure to follow laboratory or study procedures

Where it is running

• University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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