60 completed, 28 recruiting, 23 unknown, 12 not yet recruiting. 119 Not applicable, 12 Phase 2, 5 Phase 3, 4 Phase 1, 2 Early Phase 1.
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| Trial | Phase | Status | Sponsor | Enrollment | Start | Updated |
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| Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cannabis Use Disorder Magstim SuperRapid2, Sham rTMS - Cannabis Use, Cannabis Use Disorder | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | University of Minnesota | 50 | 2027-03-01 | 2026-06-09 |
| Gaze and Gait Training With rTMS Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), Gait training, Gaze training - Mild Cognitive Impairment | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | University of Florida | 30 | 2027-01-01 | 2026-05-06 |
| Effects of Pharmacological Stress and rTMS on Executive Function in Opioid Use Disorder Yohimbine + Hydrocortisone, Active rTMS, Placebo - Opioid Use Disorder | Phase 2 | Not yet recruiting | Wayne State University | 20 | 2026-10-01 | 2025-12-30 |
| Enhancing Brain Connectivity in Schizophrenia Through Neuromodulation (Study 3) Active rTMS, Strong Cognitive Training, Sham rTMS - Schizophrenia | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston | 120 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-08-19 |
| Comparison of Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation vs High Frequency Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Hf-rTMS) on Cognitivesymptoms in Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia Accelerated iTBS, High-Frequency rTMS, Sham rTMS - Psychosis, Schizophrenia Disorder | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar | 90 | 2026-09-15 | 2026-08-10 |
| Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Two Cerebellar Targets Active rTMS - Lobule VIII, Active rTMS - Crus I/II, Sham rTMS - Healthy, Healthy Adult | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | University Hospital, Strasbourg, France | 40 | 2026-09-01 | 2026-05-01 |
| HF-rTMS Primed Balance Training on Corticomotor Excitability, Balance, and Gait in Parkinson's high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, Sham rTMS - Parkinson's Disease, Corticomotor Excitability | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Chung Shan Medical University | 20 | 2026-07-01 | 2026-06-17 |
| Efficacy and Safety of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Expressive Writing for Post-Traumatic Stress Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Expressive writing, Sham rTMS - Healthy Adults | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Servicio Canario de Salud | 45 | 2026-06-01 | 2026-05-05 |
| Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Laryngeal Dystonia Active rTMS, Sham rTMS, Speech-Language Therapy - Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Universidade Federal de Pernambuco | 20 | 2026-06-01 | 2026-07-06 |
| Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorder Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), Sham rTMS - Stimulant Use Disorder | Not applicable | Recruiting | VA Office of Research and Development | 106 | 2026-05-01 | 2026-09-11 |
| Effects of High-frequency Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal rTMS on Heart-brain Coupling in Women With Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Elevated BMI Real repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, Sham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Overweight , Obesity | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Shenyang Medical College | 60 | 2026-04-28 | 2026-05-01 |
| High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Cognitive Improvement in Patients With Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment sham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation - Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment (PSCI), Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) | Not applicable | Recruiting | Qilu Hospital of Shandong University | 40 | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-23 |
| Effectiveness of TMS on Spasticity and Balance for Patients With MS rTMS, sham rTMS - Multiple Sclerosis | Not applicable | Recruiting | Ankara Etlik City Hospital | 24 | 2026-03-01 | 2026-04-03 |
| rTMS and Olfactory Training for Parkinson's Disease Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), Structured Olfactory Training, Sham rTMS - Parkinson Disease (PD), Olfactory Dysfunction | Not applicable | Completed | Mustafa Baran | 120 | 2026-01-02 | 2026-06-26 |
| Brain Stimulation in Long COVID Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Sham device - Long COVID, PASC Post Acute Sequelae of COVID 19 | Not applicable | Recruiting | Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc | 66 | 2025-11-17 | 2025-12-19 |
| Non-invasive Brain Stimulation and Exercise Intervention for Patients With Motor Neuron Disease Personalized rTMS, Standard rTMS, Sham rTMS - ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) | Not applicable | Recruiting | Chulalongkorn University | 100 | 2025-08-01 | 2025-09-25 |
| Combining Brain Stimulation and Physiotherapy for the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain Active rTMS, Sham rTMS, Psychologically-informed physiotherapy (PiP) - Chronic Low-back Pain (cLBP) | Not applicable | Recruiting | Laval University | 96 | 2025-06-11 | 2026-01-20 |
| Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease rTMS, sham rTMS, Accelerated rTMS - Alzheimer s Disease | Not applicable | Recruiting | Fujian Medical University Union Hospital | 81 | 2025-04-16 | 2026-08-31 |
| Neuromodulation After Spinal Cord Injury to Improve Limb Function rTMS, Sham rTMS, Motor training - Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injury Cervical | Not applicable | Completed | State University of New York at Buffalo | 17 | 2025-04-10 | 2026-09-08 |
| NIBS Therapy in Subacute Spinal Cord Injury Active rTMS, sham rTMS - Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis | Not applicable | Enrolling by invitation | Albert Einstein Healthcare Network | 20 | 2025-04-09 | 2025-04-30 |
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