Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18-65 (full criteria)
Healthy Volunteers
healthy people welcome
Location
at UC Davis
Dates
study started
study ends around
Principal Investigator
by Nigel P Pedersen, MBBS (ucdavis)

Description

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how a non-invasive brain stimulation method called Temporally Interfering Electric Fields Stimulation (TIEFS) affects brain activity and thinking in adults. TIEFS uses electrical currents applied to the scalp to influence brain activity without surgery.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

  • How does TIEFS change brain signals measured with brain recordings?
  • Does TIEFS affect thinking abilities such as memory, language, movement, or perception?
  • Is TIEFS safe and well tolerated when used in people?

This study includes two groups of participants. One group includes adults with epilepsy who are already undergoing specialized brain monitoring as part of their medical care. The other group includes healthy adults with no history of seizures.

Participants will:

  • Receive brief sessions of TIEFS using electrodes placed on the scalp
  • Complete computer-based tasks that test memory, attention, language, or movement. Answer questions about how the stimulation feels
  • Have brain activity recorded during the study

Each study visit lasts up to three hours and may occur in one or two sessions. Information from this study may help researchers better understand the human brain and support the development of future non-invasive brain stimulation treatments.

Keywords

Epilepsy, Brain Stimulation, Temporal Interference Electrical Stimulation

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18-65

  • Adult patients (age 18-65 years of age) undergoing an intracerebral electrophysiology study for epilepsy pre-surgical evaluation are eligible for inclusion.
  • For healthy control subjects are also eligible for inclusion (Scalp EEG measurements).
  • Participants must be able to sufficiently speak and understand English or Spanish for consent and be able to understand and complete cognitive tasks.
  • All subjects must have the ability to give valid informed consent.

You CAN'T join if...

Location

  • University of California Davis Medical Center accepting new patients
    Sacramento California 95817 United States

Lead Scientist at University of California Health

  • Nigel P Pedersen, MBBS (ucdavis)
    Associate Professor, Med: Neurology, School of Medicine. Authored (or co-authored) 43 research publications

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, Davis
ID
NCT07663578
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 15 study participants
Last Updated