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Electrical Brain Stimulation

Electrical Brain Stimulation for Cognition

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Waitlist Available
Led By Avniel S Ghuman, PhD
Research Sponsored by Avniel Ghuman
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up search time will be assessed during the intervention, through study completion, up to 1 week on average.
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to understand how electrical brain stimulation affects the ability to find objects in a scene. It focuses on epilepsy patients who already receive this treatment. Researchers will study changes in search time, accuracy, and eye movements.

Eligible Conditions
  • Cognition
  • Attention Deficit Disorder
  • Eye Movement

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~search time will be assessed during the intervention, through study completion, up to 1 week on average.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and search time will be assessed during the intervention, through study completion, up to 1 week on average. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Incidence of eye fixations during electrical brain stimulation (EBS) vs. sham electrical brain stimulation (SEBS).
Secondary study objectives
Identification accuracy during EBS vs. SEBS.
Search time for target object during EBS vs. SEBS.

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Electrical and Sham Electrical Brain StimulationExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Electrical brain stimulation and sham electrical brain stimulation will be administered to all participants.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Avniel GhumanLead Sponsor
National Eye Institute (NEI)NIH
554 Previous Clinical Trials
1,407,332 Total Patients Enrolled
Avniel S Ghuman, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Pittsburgh
~0 spots leftby Nov 2025