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Magnetic Prefrontal Stimulation for Studying the Role of the Cortex in High-level Cognition Processes and Reward System

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified May 2009 by Hadassah Medical Organization.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Weizmann Institute of Science
Information provided by:
Hadassah Medical Organization
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00912522
First received: June 2, 2009
Last updated: July 3, 2011
Last verified: May 2009
History of Changes
  Purpose

The investigators intend to study the role of the cortex in high- level cognition processes and sensory adaptation, by the use of non-invasive Transcranial Magnetic stimulation and various cognitive tests.


Condition Intervention Phase
Cognition
 Device: TMS
 Phase 0

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Official Title: Magnetic Prefrontal Stimulation for Studying the Role of the Cortex in High-level Cognition Processes and Reward System

Further study details as provided by Hadassah Medical Organization:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Changes in scoring of different tests and questionnaires [ Time Frame: One year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Correlation of different tests and questionnaires [ Time Frame: One year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 120
Study Start Date: June 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: LT PFC HIGH FREQ TMS Device: TMS
TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION
Active Comparator: LT PFC LOW FREQ TMS Device: TMS
TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION
Active Comparator: RT PFC HIGH FREQ TMS Device: TMS
TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION
Active Comparator: RT PFC LOW FREQ TMS Device: TMS
TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION
Sham Comparator: SHAM STIMULATION Device: TMS
TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 60 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • healthy men and women, age of 18-60
  • answered negatively to questions of TMS safety questionnaire
  • signed and declared about their agreement to participate in the study
  • hebrew speaker

Exclusion Criteria:

  • self history of significant mental disorder
  • self history or first-degree relatives history of epilepsy
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00912522

Contacts
Contact: Moshe Isserles, Dr. 97226779308 moshayi@yahoo.com
Contact: Hamutal Cohen 972525312172 hamutal.cohen1@mail.huji.ac.il

Locations
Israel
Hadassah medical org Recruiting
Jerusalem, Israel
Contact: M Isserles            
Principal Investigator: Moshe Isserles, MD MSc            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Hadassah Medical Organization
Weizmann Institute of Science
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Moshe Isserles, Dr. Hadassa Medical Organization
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Dr. Isserles Moshe, Hadassa Medical Organization
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00912522     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 0116-09-HMO-CTIL
Study First Received: June 2, 2009
Last Updated: July 3, 2011
Health Authority: Israel: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by Hadassah Medical Organization:
reward
TMS
cognition
 Motivation
Perception
Decision making

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013