Effects of transcranial ultrasonic stimulation on eye movements

Recruiting

• Conditions: euroscience research; brain

• Registration Number: NL-OMON53753
• Lead Sponsor: Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 18 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

- Between 18-40 years of age
- Right handed
- The ability and agreement to provide informed consent, and the ability to
fulfil the study's requirements

Exclusion Criteria

• Under 18 years of age;
• Current or planned pregnancy;
• Claustrophobia;
• A history or brain surgery or serious head trauma;
• A history of or any close relatives (parents, siblings, children) with
epilepsy, convulsion, or seizure;
• Predisposition for fainting spells (syncope);
• A cardiac pacemaker or intra-cardiac lines;
• An implanted neurostimulator;
• Implanted medication infusion device;
• Implanted metal devices or large ferromagnetic fragments in the head or upper
body (excluding dental wire), or jewellery/piercing that cannot be removed;
• Use of a medical plaster that cannot or may not be taken off (e.g., nicotine
plaster);
• Cochlear implants;
• Metal in the brain, skull, or elsewhere in your body (fragments, clips,
etc.);
• Diagnosed neurological or psychiatric disorders;
• Use of psychoactive (prescription) medication (excluding anti-conception);
• Skin disease at intended stimulation sites;
• The consumption of more than four alcoholic units within 24 hours before
participation or any alcoholic units within 6 hours before participation day;
• The consumption of recreational drugs within 48 hours before participation;
• Calcifications in the brain.
• All other criteria relevant to non-invasive brain stimulation as reported in
the Donders Standard Operating Procedures for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Oculomotor behaviour (leftward/rightward saccades) in the saccade-task is used<br /><br>as the main outcome variable. </p><br>