Status:

COMPLETED

rTMS as a Treatment for PPA

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Logopenic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia

Non-Fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) includes three variants. Two such variants, the non-fluent/agrammatic variant (nfvPPA) and the logopenic variant (lvPPA), are characterized by progressive word-findin...

Detailed Description

15-20 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of either nfvPPA or lvPPA (made by a specialized clinician) will be recruited. Patients must have a mild to moderate language impairment and must be native En...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients, age 18-90, who carry a diagnosis of either the logopenic (lvPPA) or agrammatic non-fluent (nfvPPA) variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA). Patients must have been observed for at least one year by a specialized clinician.
  • Patients must have at least mild to moderate language impairment.
  • Patients must be native English speakers.
  • Patients must have a study partner (e.g. spouse, sibling or adult child) who can accompany them to every study visit.

Exclusion

  • Any history of seizures, unexplained loss of consciousness or a first-degree family member with epilepsy.
  • Any history of significant co-occurring neurological illness unrelated to neurodegeneration associated with PPA (e.g. multiple sclerosis), or significant medical problems (e.g. poorly controlled diabetes/hypertension or cancer within 5 years).
  • Active symptoms of major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, substance use disorder or significant premorbid intellectual disability according to Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM-5) criteria.
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) evidence of significant cerebrovascular disease, hydrocephalus or the presence of a space-occupying intra-cranial mass.
  • Contraindications to MRI or repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) including: cardiac pacemaker or pacemaker wires, neurostimulators, implanted pumps, metal in the body (rods, plates, screws, shrapnel, dentures, intrauterine device), surgical aneurysm clips in the head, previous neurosurgery or cochlear implants.
  • In line with published Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institutional Review Board (IRB) guidelines for rTMS, pregnancy must be ruled out by urine ß-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin if answers to screening questions suggest that pregnancy is possible and if female participants are premenopausal and of child-bearing age. Subjects will not be able to enroll if they are breastfeeding.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03406429

Start Date

December 1 2019

End Date

January 1 2022

Last Update

April 7 2022

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02129