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Efficacy and neuroimaging mechanism of transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on post-stroke cognitive impairment: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study

Efficacy and neuroimaging mechanism of transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on post-stroke cognitive impairment: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500113304
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-11-27
Start date
2025-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

post-stroke cognitive impairment

Interventions

control group:conventional treatment (CT), including pharmacotherapy for cerebrovascular diseases, cognitive training, exercise therapy, physical factor therapy, occupational therapy and traditional C
rTMS group:rTMS combined with conventional treatment
taVNS group:taVNS combined with conventional treatment
rTMS combined with taVNS group:rTMS combined with conventional treatment based on conventional treatment

Sponsors

Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meets diagnostic criteria for stroke: Diagnostic criteria for haemorrhagic stroke patients refer to the "Chinese Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Intracerebral Haemorrhage (2019)", while criteria for ischaemic stroke patients refer to the "Chinese Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Ischaemic Stroke 2023", both requiring confirmation via cranial MRI or CT; 2. Meets PSCI diagnostic criteria; 3. MoCA score < 26 points; 4. Within one year of stroke onset; 5. Aged between 18 and 70 years; 6. No complicating neurodegenerative disease; 7. No history of psychiatric disorders; 8. Informed consent obtained.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Pre-stroke cognitive impairment. 2.Cognitive impairment due to primary or secondary neurological disease. 3.Cognitive impairment due to other systematic diseases. 4.Cognitive impairment due to drug/alcohol abuse/dependence. 5.Sensory aphasia and severe cognitive impairment preventing completion of neuropsychological testing. 6.Contraindications for rTMS, such as history of epilepsy, pregnancy, intracranial metallic implants, microprocessor implants in the body). 7.Cranial defect

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mini-Mental State Examination,MMSE;Montreal Cognitive Assessment,MoCA;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Trail Making Test, TMT;Symbol Digit Modalities Test, SDMT;Auditory Verbal Learning Test, AVLT;digital span test, DST;Functional Near-Infrared Spectral Imaging data;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWeijing Liao

Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University

weijingliaorehab@163.com+86 153 3713 3401

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026