Status:

COMPLETED

TMS Treatment of Social Cognition Skills in Mild Cognitive Impairment

Lead Sponsor:

Ospedale Regionale di Lugano

Conditions:

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Social cognitive abilities are impaired in around 17% of subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and might not reflect upon functional status. Compared to healthy controls, MCI showed impairmen...

Detailed Description

This is a prospective, double-binding, cross-sectional, randomized, sham-controlled, and single-center project aimed to investigate the effect of rTMS treatment of social cognition abilities in MCI su...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects aged 50 to 85 years old, inclusive, at the time of informed consent;
  • Must have at least 5 years of education or work experience to exclude mental deficits other than MCI;
  • Must meet Petersen's criteria for mild cognitive impairment, and must have:
  • Clinical dementia rating global score of 0.5;
  • Mini-Mental State Examination score between 24 and 30;
  • Must have a score ≥ 26.5 at Token test to ensure that subjects have the ability to understand the instructions and procedures;
  • Must have a score \< 29 at Beck Depression Inventory to exclude major depression that could compromise the patient's ability to engage in the study;
  • Apart from a clinical diagnosis of MCI, the subject must be in good health;
  • Must be on stable dose of antidepressant (if applicable) for at least 2 months prior to the enrolment.

Exclusion

  • Any uncontrolled medical or neurological/neurodegenerative condition (other than MCI);
  • Clinical significant unstable psychiatric illness requiring treatment with neuroleptic;
  • Transient ischemic attack, stroke, or any unexplained loss of consciousness or severe ongoing stressor within 1 year prior to screening;
  • History of seizure within10 years prior to screening;
  • Recent history of alcohol or substance abuse or use of cannabinoids;
  • Any other medical conditions that are not stable or controlled, or could affect the subject's safety or interfere with the study assessments and treatment;
  • Contraindication to having TMS treatment;
  • Inability to understand the purpose of the study or to comply with study requirements.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 11 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04490616

Start Date

February 11 2021

End Date

March 31 2024

Last Update

March 20 2025

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Neurocentro della Svizzera italiana,Ospedale Regionale di Lugano

Lugano, Canton Ticino, Switzerland, 6903