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NCT05292222Completed

Transmagnetic Stimulation Pilot in Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease

A Single Arm Study of Resting State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Rs-fMRI)-Guided Theta Burst Stimulation (TBS) in Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 7 Jan 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition affecting 6.2 million individuals in the United States, resulting in an annual cost of care of $305 billion. AD is functionally characterized by progressive degeneration of large-scale brain networks (LSBNs), including the default mode network (DMN) presumably from the deposition of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Available FDA-approved medications for AD such as donepezil and memantine offer limited benefit and modest impact on quality of life. In combination with resting state functional MRI (rs-fMRI), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) offers a non-invasive alternative to pharmacotherapy in persons with AD. We propose a pilot trial using rs-fMRI to target dysfunctional LSBNs in early stage AD.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15 (actual)
First submitted
14 Mar 2022
Start date
17 Jun 2022
Primary completion date
7 Nov 2023
Lead sponsor
HealthPartners Institute
NCT number
NCT05292222

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 15
  • From 17 Jun 2022 to the primary completion date, 7 Nov 2023
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Contraindication of rs-fMRI due to implants or metal

Other illness

  • Non-AD dementia including, but not limited to, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease, etc.
  • Seizure disorder

Other

  • Inability to tolerate rs-fMRI

Who the study is looking for

  • Established diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)/mild AD
  • Evidence for Central Nervous System (CNS) amyloidosis (e.g., Amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers consistent with AD)
  • Prior brain imaging performed
  • Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) \>24
  • Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) Scale 0.5-1
  • Stable dose of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine for at least one month
  • Subjects are between 40-90 years of age

Age in the registry: 40 years to 90 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
HealthPartners Neuroscience Center
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Saint PaulUnited StatesUnknown status

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