Investigating the effect of rehabilitation with and without rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) on upper extremity motor deficit of traumatic brain injury

Investigating the effect of rTMS therapy concomitant with rehabilitation on motor deficit of upper extremities of TBI patients in comparison to rehabilitation alone

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017011932053N1

Enrollment

Registered

2017-03-28

Start date

2016-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: brain injury. Condition 2: motor deficit. focal brain injury,Other intracranial injuries accidents

Interventions

Intervention 1: intervention group: treatment with rTMS with high frequency(10HZ),20 minutes for each 10 sessions (3 sessions in a week) and rehabilitation(physiotherapy and excercise) for 10 sessions

Treatment - Other

Treatment - Drugs

intervention group: treatment with rTMS with high frequency(10HZ),20 minutes for each 10 sessions (3 sessions in a week) and rehabilitation(physiotherapy and excercise) for 10 sessions and each sessio

control group: rehabilitation (physiotherapy and excercise) for 10 sessions and each sessions has 40 minutes and false rTMS 20 minutes for each 10 sessions (3 sessions in a week)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

23 Years to 52 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:motor deficit at least in one upper extremity,passes a month from TBI,muscle power less than or equal to 4,cooperation of the patient in therapeutic sessions,contusion of motor cortex in CT Scan Exclusion criteria:musculoskeletal injury,bone fracture,co-existing neurological diseases like MS,limited mobiblity not due to traumatic brain injury,history of epilepsy-arrhythmia in family or himself,having implant,pacemaker or clips in brain

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Brain injury. Timepoint: before treatment. Method of measurement: sign,symptoms,CT scan.;Motor deficit. Timepoint: before tretment, at the end, 3 weeks later. Method of measurement: dinamometer.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSharareh Roshanzamir

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

sharareh.roshanzamir@gmail.com+98 71 3231 9040

Outcome results

None listed

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