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Temporal Interference Stimulation for Social Cognition
Sponsor: Columbia University
Summary
The long-term goal of this project is to evaluate whether a procedure termed transcranial interference stimulation (tIS) may be useful in the future in the treatment of severe neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia. The purpose of this stage of the project is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of tIS administration in healthy volunteers. This study involves 30 healthy participants without known psychiatric illness, who will participate in groups of 10. The dose of tIS will be escalated progressively across doses. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and side effect checklists will be used to assess tIS safety/tolerability at each dose. In addition, electroencephalogram (EEG) will be collected simultaneously with tIS and used to assess target engagement. Face emotion recognition (FER) data will also be collected, but will be used for feasibility assessment only. If successful, these studies will form the basis for future studies in schizophrenia.
Official title: Use of Alpha-frequency Deep Transcranial Interference Stimulation (tIS) to Understand and Modify Temporal Dynamics of Face Emotion Recognition and Social/Affective Function
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 55 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2025-03-03
Completion Date
2028-02-29
Last Updated
2026-03-25
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Transcranial Interference Stimulation (tIS)
Field strength dose of 0.30 - 0.40 V/m
Sham tIS
Sham transcranial interferential stimulation. Sham comparator to be administered to all groups.
Locations (1)
Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (CUIMC/NYPH)
New York, New York, United States