🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-04-02

Brain Stimulation Effects on Cognitive Task Performance (NCT05556655)

🟢 Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic ⚙️ Medical Device Protocol Sponsor: Colorado State University

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The purpose of this study is to determine optimal task design parameters for the measurement of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) effects on cognition.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (2 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (23 items).

Location: Colorado State University Department of Psychology — Fort Collins, Colorado

Age range: 18 Years to 65 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • History of seizures or epilepsy
  • Family history of epilepsy
  • Significant medical or neurological diagnoses
  • History of common headache or migraine
  • History of common or recent syncope
  • History of moderate/severe, multiple mild, or past 12 months head injury
  • History of psychiatric, psychological, or neurodevelopmental disorder
  • History of alcohol or recreational drug abuse or dependence
  • Current visual or hearing difficulties that interfere with cognitive testing
  • History of cochlear implants
  • Current pregnancy

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

  • Colorado State University Department of Psychology — Fort Collins, Colorado

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (970) 491-6820

Email: Michael.L.Thomas@colostate.edu

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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