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Non-invasive Brain Stimulation

MagStim Rapid2 Transcranial Magnetic Simulation for Primary Progressive Aphasia

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Michelle Tsang, MD
Research Sponsored by University of Manitoba
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up one week pre- and one week post-rtms treatment
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will investigate whether rTMS can improve language functioning in people with primary progressive aphasia-logopenic variant.

Eligible Conditions
  • Primary Progressive Aphasia

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~one week pre- and one week post-rtms treatment
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and one week pre- and one week post-rtms treatment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in score on the Druks and Masterson Naming Task

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
30 sessions of high-frequency (10Hz) repetitive stimulation applied over the posterior region of the left superior temporal gyrus in patients with logopenic primary progressive aphasia (PPA-L) using a MagStim Rapid2 Transcranial Magnetic Simulation machine.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
MagStim Rapid2 Transcranial Magnetic Simulation
2022
N/A
~30

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of ManitobaLead Sponsor
595 Previous Clinical Trials
199,512 Total Patients Enrolled
Mandana Modirrousta, MD PhDStudy DirectorUniversity of Manitoba
2 Previous Clinical Trials
40 Total Patients Enrolled
Michelle Tsang, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Manitoba

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Can Magnetic Brain Stimulation Improve Language Function in Primary Progressive Aphasia
2020. "Can Magnetic Brain Stimulation Improve Language Function in Primary Progressive Aphasia". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04193267.
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