Influence of TMS on Attention Modulation
ConditionDrinking, Alcohol
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorAuburn University
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to help understand how attention processes influence brain engagement during emotion and social cognition. The investigators also want to know if these processes are associated with drinking alcohol.
Participation includes three study visits of about 2 hours each over approximately a month. The first visit involves a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan and answering survey questions. Each of the next two visits will involve a session of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS, a non-invasive brain stimulation technique) followed by another MRI scan.
People in the Auburn/Opelika area 19 or older are eligible to participate. People who drink alcohol and people who do not drink or don't drink very much are invited to participate.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
MRI Contraindications
Presence of metal in the body that would make having a 7T MRI unsafe (including facial tattoos)
Claustrophobia, such that individual would be unable to stay in the MRI for up to 1 hr
Hearing loss, including tinnitus, that might be made worse by MRI or TMS
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- TMS
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Auburn University
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov