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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Pilot arm for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Nicholas L Balderston
Research Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up pre and post stimulation
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Study Summary

This trial will study if a certain kind of brain stimulation is safe and tolerable for people with anxiety, and if it has any effect on their symptoms.

Eligible Conditions
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~post stimulation
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and post stimulation for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Anxiety Potentiated Startle (APS)
Visual Short Term Memory Performance (VSTM)

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Pilot armExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Aims 1 and 2 of this project will be tested using a within-subjects design where anxiety patients will receive a 5-day course of accelerated 1 Hz rTMS (8x session x 600 pulses/session) to the right IPS.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of PennsylvaniaLead Sponsor
2,015 Previous Clinical Trials
42,874,021 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Generalized Anxiety Disorder
420 Patients Enrolled for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Nicholas L BalderstonPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Pennsylvania
1 Previous Clinical Trials
200 Total Patients Enrolled
~2 spots leftby May 2025
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