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NCT03481309 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Modulation of Motor Cortex Excitability by TMS and tDCS (MAGS1)

A NA study, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
19
Enrollment target

NCT03481309: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

NCT03481309 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The registered enrollment target is 19 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03481309, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
19 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Investigating modulation of motor cortex excitability by transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation.

Primary Outcome

The investigators will record motor-evoked potentials and calculate changes in between before and after 2mA tDCS stimulation for 10 minutes.

Interventions

  • DEVICE sham tDCS
  • DEVICE anodal tDCS
  • DEVICE cathodal tDCS

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 19 participants
Start Date 2018-08-24
Est. Completion 2019-02-01
Phase NA

What the finished NCT03481309 record still lists

NCT03481309 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 19 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which sham tDCS is the first listed.

NCT03481309 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03481309 about?

NCT03481309 is a clinical study titled "Modulation of Motor Cortex Excitability by TMS and tDCS (MAGS1)". Investigating modulation of motor cortex excitability by transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation.

What is the current status of trial NCT03481309?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 19 participants. The study started on 2018-08-24. Estimated completion is 2019-02-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03481309?

The interventions under investigation include: sham tDCS (DEVICE), anodal tDCS (DEVICE), cathodal tDCS (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03481309?

This trial is sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which has 1,109 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03481309's enrollment target sits among peer trials

19 1861st of 2000 higher than 138 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03481309, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03481309 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.