Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of TBS on Reading in Adult Struggling Readers
Lead Sponsor:
Georgia State University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Medical University of South Carolina
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions:
Developmental Reading Disorder
Dyslexia, Developmental
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this project is to understand how reading is related to brain function. To do this, participants will perform some reading tasks and then have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain sca...
Detailed Description
Subjects will come in for up to 2 sessions, each lasting between 1 - 4 hours. Subjects will complete reading and cognitive tasks associated with reading, and receive TMS as well as 2 MRI brain scans, ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Must meet the study reading criteria based on their reading and reading-related screening test results
- native speakers of English
- Right handed
- minimum of low average intellectual functioning (SS\>=80) on at least one subscale on the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence-2
Exclusion
- hearing deficits (\>25dB at 500+ Hz), visual deficits (\>20/40), serious emotional problems, certain neurological conditions (e.g., uncontrolled seizure disorders)
- Braces on teeth, a cardiac pacemaker; hearing aid; other metal in their body or eyes (which may include certain metallic-embedded tattoos), including but not limited to pins, screws, shrapnel, plates, dentures or other metal objects
- TMS or MRI Screening and Contraindication Forms which do not pass technician review
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
28 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04041960
Start Date
May 1 2019
End Date
June 30 2021
Last Update
August 16 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Center for Advanced Brain Imaging
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30318