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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation clinical trials and research

• 14Clinical trials
• 42NIH research projects
• 7Countries

Newest Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation clinical trials

All recruiting trials (14)

• Network-guided, personalized brain stimulation for behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer's disease

  This trial tests whether personalized network-guided rTMS can help reduce behavioral and psychological symptoms in people with Alzheimer's disease who meet eligibility criteria.

  Recruiting Anhui Medical University · Hefei, Anhui · NCT07692542

• rTMS to improve movement after brain tumor surgery

  This pilot will try whether short courses of daily TMS can help adults with new or ongoing movement weakness after brain tumor surgery recover strength and function.

  Recruiting Columbia University · New York, New York · NCT07530536

• Comparing cervical versus thoracic trans‑spinal magnetic stimulation added to brain TMS to improve walking in Parkinson's disease

  This trial will test whether adding cervical or thoracic trans‑spinal magnetic stimulation to repetitive brain TMS helps people with Parkinson's and gait problems walk better and move more easily.

  Recruiting Universidade Federal de Pernambuco · Recife, Pernambuco · NCT07488026

• Accelerated intermittent vs continuous theta-burst stimulation for treatment-resistant depression

  This trial will test whether two accelerated theta-burst magnetic stimulation approaches—intermittent (iTBS) and continuous (cTBS)—work better for adults with treatment-resistant depression.

  Recruiting Ataturk University · Erzurum · NCT07264452

• Personalized brain-guided iTBS for schizophrenia in routine clinics

  This project will test whether personalized, neuronavigation-guided intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) can help reduce symptoms in adults with schizophrenia treated in routine clinical settings.

  Recruiting Anhui Medical University · Hefei, Anhui and 1 other locations · NCT07176468

• Varenicline plus enhanced TMS to help adults quit smoking and vaping

  This study tests whether adding active enhanced accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation (aTMS) to varenicline helps adults 18–65 quit nicotine use more effectively than varenicline with sham stimulation.

  Recruiting Phase 4 Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, Massachusetts · NCT07145866

• Using patterned non-invasive brain stimulation (iTBS) to improve hand strength after chronic stroke

  This trial will test whether a high-dose patterned non-invasive brain stimulation (iTBS) can help people with chronic stroke regain hand muscle strength and motor control.

  Recruiting Duke University · Durham, North Carolina · NCT06765642

• Cerebellar Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Alzheimer's Disease

  This study is testing a new brain stimulation technique to see if it can help improve thinking and daily life for people with mild Alzheimer's disease.

  Recruiting at 4 sites Xijing Hospital · Xi'an, Shaanxi and 3 other locations · NCT06669182

• Low-intensity magnetic stimulation for treating major depression

  This study is testing whether low-intensity magnetic stimulation can help people with major depression feel better and change certain brain markers related to their mood.

  Recruiting Phase 1/2 Universidad de Guanajuato · León, Guanajuato · NCT06667180

• Evaluating Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia

  This study is testing if two types of brain stimulation can help people with schizophrenia who have trouble with persistent auditory hallucinations feel better while they continue their regular medication.

  Recruiting Centre hospitalier de Ville-Evrard, France · Neuilly-sur-Marne · NCT06599372

• Using deep TMS to treat methamphetamine use disorder in veterans

  This study is testing if a new brain treatment called deep TMS can help veterans with methamphetamine use disorder reduce their cravings and avoid relapse.

  Recruiting Stanford University · Palo Alto, California · NCT06578429

• Individualized rTMS for improving motor recovery in stroke patients

  This study is testing if a personalized brain stimulation treatment can help stroke patients recover better and improve their movement within three months of their stroke.

  Recruiting National Taiwan University Hospital · Taipei County, Taipei · NCT05914038

• Using Theta-Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Freezing of Gait

  This study is testing if a new brain stimulation treatment can help people with freezing of gait improve their walking and movement.

  Recruiting Anhui Medical University · Hefei, Anhui · NCT05192759

• Using brain stimulation to reduce cravings in methamphetamine users

  This study tests whether a type of brain stimulation can help reduce cravings for methamphetamine in adults who are trying to stay off the drug.

  Recruiting Oregon Health and Science University · Portland, Oregon · NCT03470480

NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 42)

Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.

• Noninvasive brain stimulation to reduce hyperexcitability in a Fragile X rat model

  A small animal study tests whether low-frequency rTMS can calm overactive brain activity and improve thinking-style tasks in a rat model of Fragile X and autism.

  NIH research Kansas State University · Manhattan, United States · NIH-11594745

• Accurate, low-cost trackerless neuronavigation for TMS

  A low-cost, trackerless computer-vision system to guide transcranial magnetic stimulation by precisely locating brain targets on each patient.

  NIH research Duke University · Durham, United States · NIH-11495167

• Sequential treatment additions to help long-term opioid therapy patients feel better

  A multi-step approach tests adding low-dose buprenorphine, cognitive behavioral therapy, and brain stimulation to improve pain and quality of life for people on long-term opioid therapy without forcing a taper.

  NIH research Medical University of South Carolina · Charleston, United States · NIH-11454727

• High-frequency brain stimulation for trigeminal neuropathic pain

  A large, multi-site trial tests a non-invasive brain stimulation method to relieve chronic facial nerve pain for adults who have not found relief from other treatments.

  NIH research University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, United States · NIH-11435301

• Modulating how the brain processes thinking about others in autism with noninvasive brain stimulation

  This project tests whether a noninvasive brain treatment (rTMS) can adjust brain activity linked to understanding others’ thoughts and feelings in adults with autism.

  NIH research Hartford Hospital · Hartford, United States · NIH-11381809

• Closed-loop prefrontal TMS guided by real-time EEG in primates

  A study tests a brain-guided TMS approach that uses real-time EEG to tailor stimulation to the prefrontal cortex, starting in non-human primates with the goal of improving future treatments for psychiatric disorders.

  NIH research University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-11359671

• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for MCI: a dose-optimized approach

  A study tests whether a targeted brain stimulation treatment can help people with mild cognitive impairment reduce symptoms and possibly lower dementia risk.

  NIH research Medical University of South Carolina · Charleston, United States · NIH-11326317

• Biophysically guided modeling to improve transcranial magnetic stimulation

  They are building detailed computer and brain-cell models to help make TMS work better for people with neurological and psychiatric conditions.

  NIH research University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-11310746

• Accurate, low-cost, trackerless neuronavigation for brain stimulation

  A Duke University team is testing a cheap, trackerless computer-vision method to guide where to apply transcranial magnetic stimulation for brain disorders.

  NIH research Duke University · Durham, United States · NIH-11304076

• Understanding how rTMS may reduce brain inflammation in depression and related brain conditions

  This study tests whether a noninvasive brain stimulation (rTMS) changes brain inflammation in people with depression and certain brain conditions.

  NIH research State University New York Stony Brook · Stony Brook, United States · NIH-11284181

• Modeling how brain stimulation helps depression in Veterans

  A Veterans-focused project explores how transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) works for treating major depressive disorder and why responses vary, with the aim of making it more effective and accessible.

  NIH research Providence VA Medical Center · Providence, United States · NIH-11249615

• rTMS added to a brief therapy for PTSD in Veterans

  A brain stimulation treatment (rTMS) is combined with a brief exposure therapy to help Veterans with PTSD feel better faster.

  NIH research Olin Teague Veterans Center · Temple, United States · NIH-11249138

• Using noninvasive brain stimulation to boost behavior therapy for youth with chronic tics

  This study tests whether a gentle brain stimulation technique added to CBIT helps young people with chronic tics gain better tic control.

  NIH research University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-11247130

• Combining reward-based incentives with deep brain stimulation for cocaine addiction

  This project pairs incentive-based rewards (contingency management) with noninvasive deep transcranial magnetic stimulation to help people with cocaine addiction reduce use and prevent relapse.

  NIH research University of Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston · Houston, United States · NIH-11238161

• Improving Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Conditions

  This project aims to make transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) more effective for people with psychiatric disorders by timing the treatment to individual brain activity.

  NIH research University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-11199010

• TMS to Boost Exposure Therapy for Pediatric OCD

  A pediatric OCD treatment study tests whether adding transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to exposure and response prevention (ERP) makes therapy more effective for youth and young adults.

  NIH research Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital · Riverside, UNITED STATES · NIH-11195281

• Using magnetic stimulation to improve therapy for tics in children and adolescents

  This study is looking at how a special brain treatment called rTMS can help young people with chronic tics get better results from a therapy called CBIT, by comparing two different rTMS methods to see which one works best for reducing tics.

  NIH research University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-11185773

• Circuity-guided rTMS for tobacco use in Veterans: comparing insula and prefrontal targets

  A study tests a brain-stimulation approach to help Veterans quit smoking by comparing two brain targets to reduce cravings and smoking.

  NIH research Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center · Charleston, United States · NIH-11183949

• How magnetic brain stimulation affects the cerebellum's cells

  This project looks at how magnetic pulses to the head influence cells in the cerebellum by combining lab recordings, computer simulations, and brain measurements during simple eye-movement tests in people.

  NIH research Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, United States · NIH-11166689

• Using targeted brain stimulation to help Veterans with PTSD stop smoking

  This project uses brain scans and targeted magnetic brain stimulation to help Veterans with PTSD quit smoking.

  NIH research Durham VA Medical Center · Durham, United States · NIH-11132630

• Using magnetic brain stimulation to improve social thinking in autistic adults

  This project uses targeted magnetic pulses to try to strengthen the brain area involved in understanding others in adults with autism.

  NIH research Hartford Hospital · Hartford, United States · NIH-11090508

• Using magnetic stimulation to improve brain barrier function in depression treatment

  This study is looking at how a treatment called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) might help improve the protective barrier in the brain for people with treatment-resistant depression, to see if fixing this barrier can lead to feeling better.

  NIH research Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ · New York, United States · NIH-11089533

• Using magnetic stimulation to improve cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment.

  This study is looking at how a treatment called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can help people with mild cognitive impairment and depression feel better and think more clearly, with the hope of stopping their condition from getting worse.

  NIH research Medical University of South Carolina · Charleston, United States · NIH-11080236

• Combining brain stimulation and therapy to help veterans with chronic pain and depression

  This study is exploring a new way to help veterans who are dealing with both chronic pain and depression by using a combination of brain stimulation and therapy to improve their pain and mood.

  NIH research VA San Diego Healthcare System · San Diego, United States · NIH-11071939

• Using brain stimulation and therapy to improve language after mild strokes

  This study is testing a new way to help people with mild post-stroke aphasia improve their language skills by using a special brain stimulation technique along with a tailored speech therapy, and it's designed for those looking to regain their communication abilities after a stroke.

  NIH research University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, United States · NIH-11058156

• Improving brain stimulation techniques for mental health treatment

  This study is exploring a new way to use brain stimulation that adjusts to how your brain is working in real-time, with the hope of making treatments more effective for people with mental health issues.

  NIH research University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-11049279

• Using magnetic stimulation to enhance therapy for veterans with PTSD

  This study is looking at whether combining a brain stimulation technique called rTMS with a writing therapy can help veterans with PTSD feel better faster and stick with their treatment.

  NIH research Olin Teague Veterans Center · Temple, United States · NIH-11043434

• Understanding how Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation helps treat depression in Veterans

  This study is looking at how well Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) can help Veterans with Major Depressive Disorder who haven't found relief from regular medications, aiming to find the best ways to make this treatment work better for everyone.

  NIH research Providence VA Medical Center · Providence, United States · NIH-11043390

• Developing a low-cost system for precise brain stimulation without tracking devices

  This study is working on a new way to make transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for depression and OCD even better by using affordable cameras to precisely target the right areas of the brain, so patients can have a more comfortable and effective treatment experience.

  NIH research Duke University · Durham, United States · NIH-11035209

• Investigating brain connectivity in major depressive disorder using advanced stimulation techniques

  This study is looking at how certain brain networks work in people with major depressive disorder and aims to improve treatment by using a special device that stimulates the brain while measuring its activity, helping those who haven't found relief with regular therapies.

  NIH research Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, United States · NIH-11031802

• Exploring the effects of high-frequency brain stimulation on behavior

  This study is looking at how a special brain treatment called rTMS can help improve behavior by changing certain brain cells in a way that might benefit people with neurological and mental health issues.

  NIH research University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, United States · NIH-10948925

• Using brain stimulation to improve therapy for kids with OCD

  This study is looking at whether a special treatment called rTMS can make therapy for kids and teens with OCD work better, and it’s for young people aged 12-21 who want help managing their compulsive behaviors.

  NIH research Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital · Riverside, UNITED STATES · NIH-10894903

• Understanding how transcranial magnetic stimulation affects brain circuits

  This study is looking at how a treatment called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) affects brain activity, using advanced tools to learn more about how it works, with the goal of improving TMS for people with brain disorders.

  NIH research Duke University · Durham, United States · NIH-10878912

• Developing a model to improve brain stimulation techniques for better treatment of neurological disorders

  This study is working on improving a safe brain treatment called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to help people with brain disorders by making it more effective, so patients can have better options for managing their conditions.

  NIH research University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-10877867

• Using brain stimulation to help Veterans with PTSD quit smoking

  This study is looking at how a special treatment called rTMS can help Veterans with PTSD quit smoking by understanding how their brains react to tobacco, so they can get the support they need to stop smoking for good.

  NIH research Durham VA Medical Center · Durham, United States · NIH-10873007

• Exploring brain stimulation techniques to treat cocaine addiction

  This study is looking at how a treatment called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can help adults who are trying to overcome cocaine addiction by improving how their brains process rewards.

  NIH research University of Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston · Houston, United States · NIH-10861752

• Using magnetic stimulation to treat depression and pain together

  This study is looking at a new way to help people with both depression and chronic pain by using a special treatment called rTMS, which targets different parts of the brain to improve mood and reduce pain.

  NIH research University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, United States · NIH-10817712

• Investigating how brain stimulation affects mental health through specific brain circuits

  This study is looking at how a treatment called rTMS affects brain activity in a specific area linked to mental health, using a special rodent model, to help find better ways to treat conditions like depression and anxiety.

  NIH research University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, United States · NIH-10809027

• Using magnetic stimulation to improve memory in Alzheimer's patients

  This study is looking at how a special treatment called rTMS might help people with Alzheimer's disease improve their memory by stimulating a part of the brain important for learning, and it involves a few sessions where we'll check how well it works.

  NIH research University of Arizona · Tucson, United States · NIH-10804599

• Improving pain management for patients on long-term opioid therapy

  This study is looking for ways to help people who are taking opioids for a long time but still have pain and aren't feeling their best, by adding low-dose buprenorphine, therapy, and a special type of brain treatment to their current medications, all without needing to stop their opioids right away.

  NIH research Medical University of South Carolina · Charleston, United States · NIH-10717184

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How many Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation clinical trials are recruiting right now?

14, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 7 countries. The most sites are in United States (5 trials), China (4 trials), France (1 trial), Brazil (1 trial), Taiwan (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 4: 1, Phase 1/2: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

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