Power Nap With TES-TI

NCT ID: NCT07090135

Last Updated: 2025-12-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-12-19

Study Completion Date

2027-04-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether stimulating the brain with electrical current during naps can increase certain kinds of brain activity that happen during sleep and lead to improvements in mental fatigue.

Participants will attend 2 study visits, each of which may last up to 4-5 hours. During these visits, participants will wear a high density electroencephalography (hdEEG) cap and take a nap.

Detailed Description

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This project aims to use transcranial electrical stimulation with temporal interference (TES-TI) to enhance the production of sleep slow waves, boosting the restorative power of sleep and mitigating cognitive impairment (mental fatigue) and its underlying cause (brain fatigue).

Conditions

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Non-restorative Sleep Healthy Volunteer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Stimulation followed by no stimulation

Participants will receive stimulation during their nap at the first visit, and no stimulation during their nap at the second visit.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Transcranial electrical stimulation with Temporal Interference (TES-TI)

Intervention Type DEVICE

TES-TI uses specific electrode arrangement patterns to selectively stimulate the brain. Participants will wear an hdEEG (high density electroencephalography) cap which will allow intermittent periods of stimulation from TES-TI.

No stimulation followed by stimulation

Participants will not receive stimulation during their nap at the first visit, and receive stimulation during their nap at the second visit.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Transcranial electrical stimulation with Temporal Interference (TES-TI)

Intervention Type DEVICE

TES-TI uses specific electrode arrangement patterns to selectively stimulate the brain. Participants will wear an hdEEG (high density electroencephalography) cap which will allow intermittent periods of stimulation from TES-TI.

Interventions

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Transcranial electrical stimulation with Temporal Interference (TES-TI)

TES-TI uses specific electrode arrangement patterns to selectively stimulate the brain. Participants will wear an hdEEG (high density electroencephalography) cap which will allow intermittent periods of stimulation from TES-TI.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults aged 18-75 of any gender identity
* Self-reported non-restorative sleep, as measured by a REST-Q score
* English-speaking (able to provide consent and complete questionnaires)
* Capable of taking daytime naps
* US Citizen

Exclusion Criteria

* Any current or history of neurological disorders or acquired neurological disease (e.g. stroke, traumatic brain injury), including intracranial lesions
* History of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization
* History of head trauma resulting in prolonged loss of consciousness; or a history of \>3 grade I concussions
* Current history of poorly controlled headaches including intractable or poorly controlled migraines

• Any systemic illness or unstable medical condition that may cause a medical emergency in case of a provoked seizure (cardiac malformation, cardiac dysrhythmia, asthma, etc.)
* History of seizures, diagnosis of epilepsy, history of abnormal (epileptiform) EEG, or family history of treatment resistant epilepsy except for a single seizure of benign etiology (e.g. febrile seizures) in the judgment of a board-certified neurologist
* Possible pregnancy or plan to become pregnant in the next 6 months
* Any metal in the head
* Any medical devices or implants (i.e. cardiac pacemaker, medication infusion pump, cochlear implant, vagal nerve stimulator)
* Dental implants
* Permanent retainers
* Any hair braid, dreadlocks, hair pieces, or extensions which cannot be taken out before the study sessions
* Any head coverings or headdress that participant feels uncomfortable removing for the purposes of study sessions
* Any medication that may alter seizure threshold taken during the study i.e., ADHD stimulants (Adderall, amphetamine); Tricyclic/atypical antidepressants (amitriptyline, doxepine, imipramine, maprotiline, nortriptyline, bupropion); Antipsychotics (chlorpromazine, clozapine), Bronchodilators (theophylline, aminophylline); Antibiotics (fluoroquinolones, imipenem, penicillin, cephalosporins, metronidazole, isoniazid); Antivirals (valacyclovir, ritonavir); OTC antihistamines (diphenhydramine, Benadryl)
* Claustrophobia (a fear of small or closed places)
* Back problems that would prevent lying flat for up to two hours
* Regular night-shift work (second or third shift)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Corundum Convergence Institute

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Wisconsin, Madison

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Guilio Tononi, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Locations

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University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Sean Prahl

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 262-395-8675

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Sean Prahl

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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A538900

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SMPH/PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHIATRY

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Protocol Version 12/4/25

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2025-0481

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id