Recruiting

TMS

Sponsor:

Stanford University

Code:

NCT06712914

Conditions

Hoarding Disorder

Hoarding

Clutter

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

MagPro X100 by MagVenture

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study explores whether rapid non-invasive brain stimulation can help reduce hoarding disorder symptoms.

Conditions

Hoarding Disorder

Hoarding

Clutter

Study ID

NCT06712914

Start date

Mar 27, 2026

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Jan 1, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 18-70 years
2. Primary diagnosis of hoarding disorder
3. Sufficient severity of hoarding symptoms
4. Willing and able to understand and complete consent and study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Psychiatric or medical conditions or medications that make participation unsafe
2. Pregnant or nursing females
3. Previous exposure to TMS or ECT
4. History of any implanted device or psychosurgery

Study Design

Enrollment

10 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Theta-burst stimulation (TBS)

Theta-burst stimulation (a form of transcranial magnetic stimulation) targeting the right frontal pole.

Interventions

MagPro X100 by MagVenture

Participants will receive 5 session per day of TBS for 6 days (30 sessions total). Six treatment days have to occur within a 2 week period. Each session will be comprised of 1800 pulses, using a MagVenture MagPro X100.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Compulsive Acquisition Scale (CAS) [ Time Frame: Change from baseline to 3 weeks after treatment starts ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Paula Munoz Rodriguez, PhD

650-723-4095clutterhelp@stanford.edu

Locations

Stanford University Medical Center

Recruiting

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94305

Contacts

Paula Munoz Rodriguez, PhD

650-723-4095clutterhelp@stanford.edu

Principal Investigator:

Carolyn Rodriguez, MD, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Stanford University

Last update posted

Apr 22, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Keywords

  • TMS
  • hoarding disorder
  • hoarding
  • clutter
  • iTBS

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Stanford University on 2026-04-22.