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tFUS Induced Transient Scotoma for Individual Dosing
Developing a Method of Adjusting the Strength of Transcranial Focused Ultrasound (tFUS) to Personalize Treatment.
Who can join
Ages 18 to 70 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female * Age 18-70 * Normal or corrected-to normal vision and hearing * No neurological or psychological illness Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of any depressive or anxiety disorder * Diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder * Current use of any non-prescribed psychoactive medications or drugs * Contraindication to enter the MRI environment. * Pregnancy (or suspected/possible pregnancy or plan to become pregnant in the short term). * Urine Pregnancy Test: If the subject is a woman of childbearing potential and /or a man capable of fathering a child before, during, and/or after participation precaution should be taken. Examples of acceptable methods of birth control for participants involved in the study include: birth control pills, patch, IUD, condom, sponge, diaphragm with spermicide, or avoiding sexual activity that could cause the subject to become pregnant. * Inability to adhere to treatment schedule. * Initiation of new antidepressant treatment at the time of study randomization. NOTE: There will be no exclusion based upon gender or minority status. We anticipate that at least 50% of the participants will be women. The percentage of minority participants is expected to be at least 5%. We will make vigorous attempts to increase this number by posting advertisement flyers in minority communities. Children, prisoners, and institutionalized individuals will not be recruited, because they are beyond the scope of the objectives. Moreover, we will emphasize that participation in this study is completely voluntary. Recruitment of women and minorities has been addressed above. Non-English speaking subjects will not be recruited because they may not be able to understand instructions, which could undermine the validity of the results.
About the study
The purposes of this research study is to:
1. Develop a technique of transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulation (tFUS) where meaningful effects on the brain can be easily measured. 2. Use this technique to measure threshold for effective tFUS in individuals. 3. Determine whether disruption of conscious visual detection, versus non-conscious visually-guided behavior have different thresholds for disruption with tFUS.
What is being tested
- Brainsonix Bx Pulsar machine tFUS (device)
Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina · Participants: 30 · Started: Jun 20, 2024
Contact the study team
- Bridgette Holland · Phone: 843 638 7517
- Mark S George, MD · Phone: 843 876 5142
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06426498
Locations in the U.S.
| South Carolina | Medical University of South Carolina Brain Stimulation Division, Charleston |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.