Effects of TBS on Reading in Adult Struggling Readers

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Conditions studied: Developmental Reading Disorder, Dyslexia, Developmental

In brief

The purpose of this project is to understand how reading is related to brain function. To do this, participants will perform some reading tasks and then have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans. Participants will then receive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to the reading areas of the brain, followed by a second MRI brain scan. This will temporarily activate reading abilities. We want to better understand how the reading system in the brain functions.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04041960

Run by

Georgia State University

People needed

28

Starts

2019-05-01

Expected to finish

2021-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must meet the study reading criteria based on their reading and reading-related screening test results
• native speakers of English
• Right handed
• minimum of low average intellectual functioning (SS>=80) on at least one subscale on the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence-2

You may not qualify if…

• hearing deficits (>25dB at 500+ Hz), visual deficits (>20/40), serious emotional problems, certain neurological conditions (e.g., uncontrolled seizure disorders)
• Braces on teeth, a cardiac pacemaker; hearing aid; other metal in their body or eyes (which may include certain metallic-embedded tattoos), including but not limited to pins, screws, shrapnel, plates, dentures or other metal objects
• TMS or MRI Screening and Contraindication Forms which do not pass technician review

Where it is running

• Center for Advanced Brain Imaging — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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