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NCT06607432
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Temporal Interference Stimulation for Social Cognition

Sponsor: Columbia University

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

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

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial Interference Stimulation (tIS)

Field strength dose of 0.30 - 0.40 V/m

OTHER

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