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Optimizing Brain Excitability in Depression
Sponsor: Stanford University
Summary
The goal of this study is to improve depression treatment by establishing reliable prefrontal excitability markers through Targeting with Automated Real-time Guidance for Enhancing TEPs (TARGET).
Official title: Optimized Methods for Measuring Brain Excitability in Depression
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
145
Start Date
2025-10-23
Completion Date
2029-11-30
Last Updated
2026-02-10
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Active Single-Pulse TMS
Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation is delivered to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex using a MagVenture X100 stimulator and B65 A/P coil across predefined locations, coil angles, and stimulation intensities.
Sham Single-Pulse TMS
Sham single-pulse TMS is delivered using a flipped coil and concurrent scalp electrical stimulation to mimic auditory and somatosensory sensations without producing cortical stimulation.
TARGET-optimized TMS
Single-pulse TMS parameters (location, angle, and intensity) are adjusted in real time using the TARGET closed-loop algorithm based on concurrent EEG measurements to deliver optimized stimulation.
Non-optimized (Open-Loop) TMS
Single-pulse TMS is delivered using a predefined open-loop set of stimulation parameter combinations across multiple dlPFC locations, coil angles, and intensities without real-time adjustment.
EEG Recording
Participants undergo concurrent 64-channel TMS-compatible scalp EEG recording during stimulation to measure TMS-evoked neural responses.
Intracranial EEG (iEEG) Recording
Neurosurgical participants undergo intracranial EEG recording using clinically implanted electrodes during TMS to measure local and downstream neural activity.
Locations (2)
University of Iowa
Iowa City, California, United States
Stanford University
Stanford, California, United States