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Effectiveness of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Default Mode Network to Improve Sleep - Clinical Trial

University of Arizona
NCT IDNCT06631209ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

144

Study length

about 2.2 years

Ages

18–60

Locations

1 site in AZ

What this study is about

Researchers are testing whether a treatment called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can improve sleep in people with insomnia. The trial will involve 120 adults who have insomnia and will last for about three years. Participants will receive TMS or a sham treatment, along with monitoring their sleep at home.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Sham
  • 2.Use Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Endpoints

Primary: Change in Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) score

Secondary: Change in Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Change in Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Change in Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory Scores, Change in Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9), Change in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) - Sleep Related Impairment Scale, Change in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System - Sleep Disturbance, Change in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Change in scores on the Epsworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)

Devices

therapeutic