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Accelerated rTMS for Post-Stroke Apathy
Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
Summary
This pilot study will investigate the safety, feasibility, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of accelerated high-dose repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) targeting the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) to address apathy symptoms in individuals with chronic stroke.
Official title: Accelerated rTMS for Post-Stroke Apathy: Targeting Amotivation Toward Improving Whole Health and Rehabilitation Engagement
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
40 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
21
Start Date
2023-12-01
Completion Date
2025-04-30
Last Updated
2026-07-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
MagVenture MagPro Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) System
Treatment will consist 12 approximately-three-minute sessions on each of three treatment days within a seven-day period. To promote participant adherence and retention, treatment days will not need to be contiguous. A single session consists of 600 pulses delivered to the dmPFC at an intensity of 120% resting motor threshold (rMT). 50 hz triphasic bursts will be delivered for two seconds, followed by an 8 second inter-train interval. Trains will be repeated every 10 seconds, 10 times total, for a total of 190 seconds per session. An intersession interval of at least 15 minutes will be employed between each of the 12 sessions. Each treatment day will thus last approximately 3-4 hours in duration.
Locations (1)
Medical University of South Carolina Brain Stimulation Lab
Charleston, South Carolina, United States