NCT06974838Recruiting
Explore the Therapeutic Effect of Theta Burst Stimulation on Emotion Regulation in Autism With Minimally Verbal Ability or Intellectual Disability
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 16 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The investigator would like to investigate the impact of theta-burst stimulation over left DLPFC in autism with minimally verbal ability or intellectual disability
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 14 May 2025
- Start date
- 8 Aug 2025
- Primary completion date
- 31 Jul 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT06974838
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 60
- From 8 Aug 2025 to the primary completion date, 31 Jul 2027
- 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
- Presence of implanted metal devices, such as a pacemaker or medication pump.
- Concurrent use of medications that increase the risk of seizures.
Other illness
- Current or past severe neurological disorders, such as epilepsy, or significant visual or hearing impairments.
- Current or past severe systemic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or multiple sclerosis.
- History of severe brain injury.
- Current or past severe psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder.
- Family history of epilepsy.
- History of febrile seizures.
- Sleep disorders during rTMS procedures.
Other
- Pregnancy.
- Significant brain abnormalities, such as intracranial space-occupying lesions.
- Skin lesions or trauma at the stimulation site.
- Deemed ineligible by the principal investigator (PI).
- Participation in another clinical trial within the past month.
- Suicidal ideation or suicide attempts within the past year.
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, confirmed by DSM-5.
- Individuals with minimal verbal ability or intellectual disability (FSIQ \< 70).
Age in the registry: 8 years to 30 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Taoyuan | Taiwan | Recruiting |
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