Influence of TMS on Attention Modulation

NCT ID: NCT05611502

Last Updated: 2025-10-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-11

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to help understand how attention processes influence brain engagement during emotion and social cognition. The investigators also want to know if these processes are associated with drinking alcohol.

Participation includes three study visits of about 2 hours each over approximately a month. The first visit involves a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan and answering survey questions. Each of the next two visits will involve a session of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS, a non-invasive brain stimulation technique) followed by another MRI scan.

People in the Auburn/Opelika area 19 or older are eligible to participate. People who drink alcohol and people who do not drink or don't drink very much are invited to participate.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Drinking, Alcohol

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Participants will be randomly assigned to receive each arm in counterbalanced order (AB or BA).
Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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TMS A

TMS administered over right frontal eye field at 10 Hz, 110% of MT, 60 x 5 sec trains, 25 sec ITI

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TMS

Intervention Type DEVICE

TMS will be administered in a pattern that is either excitatory or inhibitory.

TMS B

TMS administered over right frontal eye field at 1 Hz, 110% of MT, 7 x 225 sec trains, 30 sec ITI

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

TMS

Intervention Type DEVICE

TMS will be administered in a pattern that is either excitatory or inhibitory.

Interventions

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TMS

TMS will be administered in a pattern that is either excitatory or inhibitory.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Magventure MagPro

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1\. Age 18 or Older

2A. (Drinker Group): Reports consuming 4 \[if female\]/ 5 \[if male\] or more standard drinks on one occasion at least 2 times a month AND/OR reports consuming more than 7 \[if female\]/ 14 \[if male\] standard drinks per week on average

2B. (Healthy Volunteer Group): Reports consuming 4 \[if female\]/ 5 \[if male\] or more standard drinks on one occasion less than once a month AND reports consuming less than 7 \[if female\]/ 14 \[if male\] standard drinks per week on average

Exclusion Criteria

1. MRI Contraindications

1. Presence of metal in the body that would make having a 7T MRI unsafe (including facial tattoos)
2. Claustrophobia, such that individual would be unable to stay in the MRI for up to 1 hr
3. Hearing loss, including tinnitus, that might be made worse by MRI or TMS
2. TMS Contraindications

1. Has ever had a seizure, or has a family history of epilepsy
2. Taking medications or substances that lower the seizure threshold\*
3. Implanted devices that are in the head or rely on physiological signals
4. History of neurological disease, such as stroke or brain tumor
5. Head injury with loss of consciousness greater than 30 minutes
6. Actively withdrawing from alcohol
3. Family history of schizophrenia or presence of psychotic symptoms
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Auburn University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Samantha Fede

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Samantha J Fede, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigator

Locations

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Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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SCAMPI Lab

Role: CONTACT

334-521-2807

Facility Contacts

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SCAMPI Lab

Role: primary

334-521-2807

Other Identifiers

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R00AA027830

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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21510

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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