Status:
UNKNOWN
The Effect of Low-frequency rTMS on Motor Function in PD Patients With Freezing of Gait
Lead Sponsor:
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Conditions:
Parkinson's Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-89 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is a double blind comparative study examining the effectiveness of the rTMS treatment on Freezing of Gait (FOG) phenomenon in patients with Parkinson's disease. We hypothesize that treatmen...
Detailed Description
A course of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) delivered over the supplementary motor area (SMA) improves motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD), as diagnosed by a neurologist.
- The mini-mental state examination questionnaire score above 24 points.
- Suffer from a disabling phenomenon called Freezing of Gait (FoG) (Freezing Of Gait questionnaire score\> = 10)
- Negative responses to the Preliminary Safety Magnetic Stimulation Treatment questionnaire.
Exclusion
- Other neurological or psychiatric disorders.
- Severe personality disorder.
- High Blood Pressure.
- History of epilepsy, seizures or convulsions.
- History of epilepsy or convulsions in first-degree relatives.
- History of head injury or stroke.
- Metal remains of the skull or inside the brain (outside the oral cavity).
- Surgeries including metallic implants or known history of metal particles in the eye, pacemakers, hearing devices transplantation, or medical pumps.
- Current history of migraines for the last six months.
- A history of drug or alcohol abuse
- Other medical research in the time to experiment or three months ahead. -
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02221544
Start Date
September 1 2014
End Date
December 1 2016
Last Update
August 20 2014
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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel, 64239