Status:

UNKNOWN

rTMS for the Treatment of Affective Symptoms in Patients Suffering From Dementia

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Conditions:

Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This is a monocentric prospective, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study. It is designed to evaluate the superiority of the rTMS over sham treatment of depressive symptoms in the context o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Informed consent as documented by their and their proxy's signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)
  • Consent for MRI
  • Age ≥ 65 years
  • Clinical dementia Rating Scale (CDR) ≥ 1
  • NPI-Q Σ (\*Anxiety + \* Apathy/Indifference + \* Dysphoria/Depression) ≥ 3
  • Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) ≥ 10

Exclusion

  • History of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder
  • History of macroscopic stroke.
  • Unstable somatic pathologies
  • Insufficient collaboration for the rTMS procedure
  • Drug freeness or drug adjustment as clinically required is not an exclusion criterion.
  • The proxy refuses to give consent in case of lack of capacity, or in any case where the participant expresses a wish not to participate/continue in the study.
  • Any contraindications to performing an MRI (cf CRF) and rTMS (aneurysm clips or coils, stents in the neck or brain, deep brain stimulators, electrodes to monitor brain activity, metal implants in the ears and eyes, facial tattoos with metallic or magnetically sensitive ink) procedure

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

44 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05262868

Start Date

January 1 2022

End Date

January 31 2024

Last Update

March 2 2022

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Supaa - Chuv

Prilly, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, 1008