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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation(rTMS) Regulating Slow-wave to Delay the Progression of Parkinson's Disease

Clinical Study on the Efficacy and Safety of rTMS Regulating Slow-wave Sleep to Delay the Progression of Parkinson's Disease

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06002581
Enrollment
56
Registered
2023-08-21
Start date
2023-09-03
Completion date
2026-07-28
Last updated
2025-12-09

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

Conditions

Parkinson's Disease

Keywords

Parkinson's disease, slow-wave sleep, rTMS, motor symptom, progression

Brief summary

At present, no drug therapy has been proven to delay the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). rTMS, as a non-invasive neuromodulation method, can regulate Slow-wave sleep (SWS). SWS is recognized closely related to neurodegeneration. However, there has been no clinical studies on if rTMS could delay the progression of PD by regulating SWS. The main purpose of this study is to explore the changes of SWS in non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep period in PD patients by using rTMS, and the relationship with potential improvements of SWS and motor symptom delay. The study aims to find a potential new treatment strategy to delay the neurodegenerative process in PD patients by modulating SWS by rTMS.

Interventions

DEVICErTMS real stimulation stage1

In the first stage, the early treatment group use low-frequency rTMS real stimulation,

DEVICErTMS shame stimulation stage1

In the first stage, the control group (delayed treatment group) all use sham stimulation.

DEVICErTMS real stimulation stage 2

In the second stage, both the early treatment group and the control group (delayed treatment group) will be treated with true stimulation low-frequency rTMS.

Sponsors

Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Meet the clinically definite or clinically probable PD according to the MDS 2015 version. 2. Chinese Han population (three generations), age greater than or equal to 50 years old, less than or equal to 80 years old, male or female. 3. Hoehn-Yahr stages 1-4. 4. The dose of levodopa drug therapy was stable three weeks before enrollment and during the follow-up period. 5. Right-handed. 6. The patient signed a written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Any form of Parkinsonism other than primary PD. 2. Those who have received neurosurgical intervention or stereotaxic brain surgery for PD, or have previously received TMS treatment. 3. Cognitive dysfunction (MMSE ≤ 24 points) or those who cannot cooperate with the scale score. 4. Persons with mental disabilities. 5. Pregnant women. 6. There are contraindications for rTMS treatment. 7. There are contraindications for MRI examination. 8. Baseline PSG suggests other sleep disorders such as moderate to severe OSAS; BMI\>=30. 9. Patients who are addicted to alcohol, taking SSRIs, TCAs, sedative hypnotics, histamine antagonists and other drugs and food that may affect NREM and REM sleep structure. 10. Those who are unwilling to participate in the study or unable to sign the informed consent form; and other circumstances that the researcher considers inappropriate to participate in the study. \-

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change of Motor Function in PD by Low Frequency rTMS StimulationDay14the score of Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating ScaleⅢ (UPDRSIII)\[off\] The higher the score, the more severe the motor dysfunction

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Effects of low-frequency rTMS stimulation on motor symptomsDay28,Day56the score of Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating ScaleⅢ (UPDRSIII) \[on\] The higher the score, the more severe the motor dysfunction
Measurement of improved balance function in patients with Parkinson's diseaseDay14,Day28,Day56the score of Berg Balance Scale (BBS)\[0-56\] The higher the score, the better the balance
Assessment of sleep structure in patients with Parkinson's diseaseDay14,Day28,Day56Use polysomnography (PSG) to record the proportion of slow-wave sleep
Effects of low-frequency rTMS stimulation on anxietyDay14,Day28,Day56the score of Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale(HAMA)\[0-64\] The higher the score, the more anxious
Effects of low-frequency rTMS stimulation on cognitionDay14,Day28,Day56the score of Montreal Cognitive Assessment(Moca)\[0-30\] The lower the score, the more severe the cognitive dysfunction
Assessment of daytime sleepiness in patients with Parkinson's diseaseDay14,Day28,Day56the score of The Epworth Sleeping Scale(ESS)\[0-24\] The higher the score, the more lethargic
Effects of low-frequency rTMS stimulation on gaitDay14,Day28,Day56Use a quantitative gait analysis system to analyze the change of gait
Effects of low-frequency rTMS stimulation on cortical excitabilityDay14,Day28short-interval cortical inhibition(SICI)
Effects of low-frequency rTMS stimulation on depressionDay14,Day28,Day56the score of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale(HAMD) Total score ≥ 20 points: may be mild or moderate depression; The higher the score, the more depressed

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Effects of low-frequency rTMS stimulation on brain connectivity in the PD brainDay0,Day14,Day28functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) (Default mode network, DMN)
Changes in salivary melatonin levelsDay0,Day14,Day28,Day56salivary melatonin levels(Fasting)

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactXiaoying Zhu, doctor
docxiaoying@163.com+86 21 63240090

Outcome results

None listed

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