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Testing of an Interface for Synchronizing tACS-DBS With a Phase-locked-loop
Led by Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf · Updated on 2026-04-03
2
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
61 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Lead Sponsor
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University of Twente
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The investigators aim to test an interface to phase-lock transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) and deep brain stimulation (DBS) for future studies investigating the effects of different time-lags between DBS and tACS on the behavioural and neural level. To test if the interface works in patients with DBS, the investigators record EEG during synchronized tACS-DBS in several patients. The investigators hypothesize that they can apply tACS at the desired phase-lags relative to DBS pulses and confirm this with EEG measurements of the DBS and tACS artifact.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Testing of an Interface for Synchronizing tACS-DBS With a Phase-locked-loop
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Provision of written informed consent by the patient
- Age 35 - 85
- Patient groups: Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia
- More than 3 months after surgery for DBS
You will not qualify if you...
- Epilepsy or history of seizures
- Existence of heart pacemaker or other metal implants in the body (except DBS)
- Pregnancy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany, 20246
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Bettina C. Schwab, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
1
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