Status:

TERMINATED

Stability of rTMS on Cognition and Brain Networks on Healthy Subjects.

Lead Sponsor:

Qualissima

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

MALE

18-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Episodic and working memory processes are the most affected cognitive domains in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and its early stage, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy male subjects aged between 18 and 40 years-old inclusive.
  • Education level: at least secondary.
  • Right-handed (Edinburgh Handedness Inventory).
  • The subjects are in good health on the basis of the medical interview (medical history, symptoms), the physical examination and vital signs.
  • No history of psychiatric disorders (assessed by Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV Disorders (SCID) for Barcelona and by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) for Marseille).
  • No history of neurological disorders
  • No history of concussion (cranial or facial trauma) without or with loss of consciousness.
  • Subject without history of brain disease (severe brain trauma, stroke, cerebral tumor...).
  • Subject without lesion on MRI.
  • Subject without abnormal electrical activities on standard clinical EEG.
  • No history of drug or alcohol abuse.
  • No smoker or ≤ 5 cg/ day.
  • The subject can complete the neuropsychological test battery during the training session.
  • Subject without contraindication to MRI.
  • The subject is able to read and understand the Information Form and comply with the protocol instructions and restrictions.
  • The subject is covered by a social insurance.
  • The subject has provided written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • History or presence of psychiatric illness (Psychiatric interview).
  • History or presence of neurologic illness.
  • The subject, in the opinion of the investigator, is unlikely to comply with the study protocol or is unsuitable for any other reason.
  • The subject participates in another clinical trial or is still being within a washout period of 1 month since last taking of a previous clinical trial, or subjects who have received more than 4500 Euros in the previous 12 months for participating in clinical trials.
  • Presence of metallic objects within the body.
  • Subjects with pacemaker.
  • Claustrophobia.
  • Individual and familial history of epileptic seizure.
  • Any medication listed (see annexe) in the safety guidelines published by the Safety of TMS Consensus Group (Rossi et al., 2009) will be forbidden.
  • Subject with a correct hit rate during the retrieval session of the memory task

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

158 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01861639

Start Date

May 1 2013

End Date

December 1 2015

Last Update

April 19 2016

Active Locations (2)

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Cic-Cpcet

Marseille, France, 13005

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IDIBAPS

Barcelona, Spain, 08036