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Efficacy and Safety of rTMS for Cognitive Rehabilitation in Moyamoya Disease

Efficacy and Safety of rTMS for Cognitive Rehabilitation in Moyamoya Disease

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03543748
Enrollment
50
Registered
2018-06-01
Start date
2018-08-01
Completion date
2019-03-01
Last updated
2018-06-01

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

Conditions

Moyamoya Disease

Keywords

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, cognitive impairment

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy in moyamoya patients who received surgical revascularization.

Detailed description

Primary Outcome Measures: TMS stimulation applied to the left DLPFC has a quantifiable effect on cognition \[ Time Frame: Neuropsychological Assessments: Baseline(7days after STA-MCA bypass surgery); 2 months after TMS treatment Changes in one or more assessed cognitive domains at baseline will be measured by comparing the scores for the different neuropsychological tests. Secondary Outcome Measures: Change in structural grey and white matter in the brain at baseline compared to after TMS stimulation \[ Time Frame: MRI: Baseline and two months after TMS stimulation \] MRI analysis will measure any changes in cortical thickness (mm) or other structural changes in the brain after TMS or Sham-TMS stimulation Change in executive functioning measured as resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) sequence \[ Time Frame: MRI: Baseline and two months after TMS stimulation \] fMRI analysis will measure any changes in amplitude of low frequency fluctuation(ALFF) and other functional changes after TMS stimulation compared to baseline.

Interventions

DEVICETranscranial Magnetic Stimulation

A total of 2000 trains will be delivered successively. The pulses will be delivered at 80% of motor thresholds.

DEVICESham Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

The sham coil looks and sounds just like the real coil, but produces a negligible magnetic field.

Sponsors

Huashan Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. right-handed Chinese population aged 18-80 years; 2. No evidence of infarct in the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, brainstem, or cerebellum, but small patches of hyper intense signal neither larger than the arbitrary cut off of 8 mm in maximum dimension on T2-weighted MR images no cystic in the cerebral subcortical white matter could be involved; 3. No evidence of intracerebral hemorrhage; 4. diagnosis through digital subtraction angiography; 5. physically capable of cognitive evaluation; 6. absence of significant psychiatric disorders or neurological diseases; 7. No evidence of perioperative epilepsy.

Exclusion criteria

1. Significant neurological diseases or psychiatric disorders that could affect cognition 2. Other cerebrovascular diseases (such as atherosclerosis or vasculitides) likely to cause focal cerebral ischemia 3. Concomitant cerebrovascular diseases (such as aneurysms or arteriovenous malformation) that need surgical intervention 4. Severe systemic diseases pregnant or perinatal stage women 5. Any diseases likely to death within 2 years 6. Taking drugs such as benzodiazepine clonazepam 7. Allergy to iodine or radiographic contrast media 8. Concurrent participation in any other experimental treatment trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Neurocognitive outcomes at 3 months follow-up after TMS3 monthsMeasure neurocognitive outcomes using Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in structural imaging in the brain at baseline compared to after TMS stimulation3 monthsMRI analysis will measure any changes in cortical thickness (mm) in the brain after TMS or Sham-TMS stimulation
Change in functional imaging in the brain at baseline compaired to after TMS stimulation3 monthMRI analysis will measure any changes in ALFF in the brain after TMS or Sham-TMS stimulation

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026