7 completed, 2 not yet recruiting, 2 recruiting, 2 unknown. 9 Not applicable, 3 Early Phase 1, 3 Phase 2, 1 Phase 3.
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| Trial | Phase | Status | Sponsor | Enrollment | Start | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Phase 3 Trial of Lesion Network Mapping-Guided cTBS for Motor Recovery After Acute Ischemic Stroke LNM-navigated cTBS, Sham cTBS - Ischemic Stroke | Phase 3 | Not yet recruiting | Beijing Tiantan Hospital | 584 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-08-18 |
| A Phase 2b Trial of Lesion Network Mapping-Guided cTBS for Motor Recovery After Acute Ischemic Stroke LNM-navigated cTBS, Sham cTBS - Ischemic Stroke | Phase 2 | Not yet recruiting | Beijing Tiantan Hospital | 60 | 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-18 |
| Individualized Neuromodulation of Craving Control for Meth Use Disorders active cTBS, sham cTBS - Substance Use Disorders, Methamphetamine Use Disorders | Early Phase 1 | Withdrawn | University of Minnesota | 2025-09-01 | 2025-12-17 | |
| Brain Stimulation and Sensory Integration in Children With ASD Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation to Bilateral DLPFC, Sham Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) | Not applicable | Enrolling by invitation | Neurolab Plus | 40 | 2025-08-25 | 2025-09-19 |
| Brain STimulation for Arm Recovery After Stroke 2 Active cTBS, Sham cTBS - Stroke | Not applicable | Recruiting | Jord Vink | 454 | 2024-12-09 | 2025-08-27 |
| Theta Burst Stimulation for Alcohol Use Disorder Active cTBS, Sham cTBS - Alcohol Use Disorder | Not applicable | Completed | Gopalkumar Rakesh | 8 | 2023-10-01 | 2025-05-06 |
| Individualized Precision rTMS for Language Recovery in Patients After Ischemic Stroke: a Multi-center RCT active cTBS, sham cTBS - Stroke, Ischemic, Aphasia | Not applicable | Unknown | Changping Laboratory | 180 | 2023-06-05 | 2024-06-20 |
| Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Default Mode Network to Improve Sleep Active cTBS, Sham cTBS - Insomnia, Primary | Not applicable | Recruiting | University of Arizona | 20 | 2021-08-06 | 2022-08-17 |
| Theta Burst Stimulation Plus Habit Override Training for Compulsive Behaviors Habit Override Practice, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Sham Training - Compulsive Behavior, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | Not applicable | Completed | Rebecca Price | 203 | 2020-12-28 | 2026-02-10 |
| QuitFast: Evaluating Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Tool to Reduce Smoking Directly Following a Quit Attempt Real cTBS, Sham cTBS, Real iTBS - Smoking, Cigarette, Craving | Not applicable | Terminated | Medical University of South Carolina | 25 | 2018-09-04 | 2021-03-24 |
| Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation as an add-on Treatment for Bipolar Depression cTBS, Sham cTBS - Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Depression | Not applicable | Unknown | Universiteit Antwerpen | 40 | 2018-08-01 | 2019-04-25 |
| Nicotine TMS EFT Smoking Pilot Study Real cTBS, Sham cTBS - Smoking, Nicotine Dependence | Early Phase 1 | Completed | Medical University of South Carolina | 16 | 2018-05-22 | 2019-08-14 |
| Developing rTMS Treatment Strategies for Pain in Opiate Dependence Real iTBS, Sham iTBS, Real cTBS - Pain, Chronic Pain | Early Phase 1 | Completed | Medical University of South Carolina | 70 | 2017-02-09 | 2020-01-06 |
| Impact of Theta Burst Stimulation Over the Left DLPFC on Language Switching Sham iTBS, Sham cTBS, intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) - Languages | Not applicable | Completed | Jean-Marie Annoni | 41 | 2016-09-01 | 2020-04-22 |
| 10 Days of Theta Burst Stimulation as a Tool to Treat Cocaine Dependence Real cTBS, Sham cTBS - Cocaine Dependence, Alcohol Dependence | Phase 2 | Completed | Medical University of South Carolina | 84 | 2016-08-01 | 2020-03-12 |
| Efficacy and Safety of Bilateral Theta Burst Stimulation for the Treatment of Auditory Hallucinations continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS), sham cTBS - Auditory Hallucinations | Phase 2 | Completed | University Hospital Tuebingen | 16 | 2011-05-01 | 2013-07-16 |
Ischemic Stroke (3) · Alcoholism (2) · Behavior, Addictive (2) · Cigarette Smoking (2) · Aphasia (1) · Autism Spectrum Disorder (1) · Bipolar Disorder (1) · Chronic Pain (1) · Cocaine-Related Disorders (1) · Compulsive Behavior (1) · Depression (1) · Hallucinations (1) · Language (1) · Mental Disorders (1) · Mood Disorders (1)
Medical University of South Carolina (4) · Beijing Tiantan Hospital (2) · Changping Laboratory (1) · Gopalkumar Rakesh (1) · Jean-Marie Annoni (1) · Jord Vink (1) · Neurolab Plus (1) · Rebecca Price (1) · Universiteit Antwerpen (1) · University Hospital Tuebingen (1) · University of Arizona (1) · University of Minnesota (1)
United States (7) · China (3) · Belgium (1) · Germany (1) · Kazakhstan (1) · Netherlands (1) · Switzerland (1)
Colleen A Hanlon, PhD (4) · Christian Plewnia, MD (1) · Gopalkumar Rakesh, PhD (1) · Hesheng Liu, Ph.D. (1) · Jean-Marie Annoni, Prof. Dr. (1) · Kelvin Lim, MD (1) · Rebecca B Price, PhD (1) · William D Killgore, PhD (1)
PMID 37314250, PMID 38277210, PMID 41424521
P30CA177558 (1), R01MH124707 (1), R21DA041610 (1)