NCT02120508

Brief Summary

The substantial efficacy and the possible mechanism of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) improving language recovery remained unclear. It is hypothesized that the rTMS was associated with increased synaptic connection and neural regeneration which can be evaluated via functional neuroimage and neurofiber imaging analysis. The effect of rTMS intervention was monitored by clinical testing and neuroimaging study.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
60

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable stroke

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2012

Typical duration for not_applicable stroke

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2012

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 18, 2014

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 22, 2014

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2015

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

April 22, 2014

Status Verified

April 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

3 years

First QC Date

April 18, 2014

Last Update Submit

April 18, 2014

Conditions

Keywords

strokeaphasiarTMSFunctional MRISpeech training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Concise Chinese Aphasia Test

    Assess the linguistic skills such as conversation, expression, description, comprehension...

    Before the rTMS intervention, at 2nd week, and 3rd month

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Functional MRI

    Before rTMS intervention, and at the day completing the rTMS treatment.

Study Arms (2)

1 Hz rTMS, real

EXPERIMENTAL

1 Hz rTMS over unaffected hemisphere for 15 minutes

Device: rTMS

1Hz rTMS, sham

SHAM COMPARATOR

1Hz sham rTMS, over unaffected hemisphere for 15 minutes

Device: rTMS

Interventions

rTMSDEVICE

To test the efficacy of this specific setting.

Also known as: Magstim, Rapid2
1 Hz rTMS, real1Hz rTMS, sham

Eligibility Criteria

Age25 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Aphasic stroke in chronic stage (over 3 months)

You may not qualify if:

  • No seizure history, no brain surgery history, no electronic device in brain or chest, no dementia

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Taipei, 11217, Taiwan

RECRUITING

Related Publications (2)

  • Tsai PY, Wang CP, Ko JS, Chung YM, Chang YW, Wang JX. The persistent and broadly modulating effect of inhibitory rTMS in nonfluent aphasic patients: a sham-controlled, double-blind study. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2014 Oct;28(8):779-87. doi: 10.1177/1545968314522710. Epub 2014 Feb 13.

    PMID: 24526709BACKGROUND
  • Wang CP, Hsieh CY, Tsai PY, Wang CT, Lin FG, Chan RC. Efficacy of synchronous verbal training during repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with chronic aphasia. Stroke. 2014 Dec;45(12):3656-62. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007058. Epub 2014 Nov 6.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

StrokeAphasia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesSpeech DisordersLanguage DisordersCommunication DisordersNeurobehavioral ManifestationsNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Po-Yi Tsai, MD

    Department of physical medicine and rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Po-Yi Tsai, MD

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 18, 2014

First Posted

April 22, 2014

Study Start

August 1, 2012

Primary Completion

August 1, 2015

Study Completion

October 1, 2015

Last Updated

April 22, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-04

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