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Efficacy of Cerebellar Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Hereditary Spinocerebellar Ataxias
Sponsor: Xijing Hospital
Summary
Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is a type of autosomal dominant ataxia and there is currently no effective treatment. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the efficacy of navigated iTBS (Intermittent theta-burst stimulation) targeting the cerebellum to treat hereditary spinocerebellar ataxias in adults and explore the role and neural plasticity mechanisms. It will also learn about the safety of cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does navigated iTBS targeting the cerebellum improve the symptoms and clinical scale score of ataxias? 2. Safety evaluation measures included treatment-related dizziness, head and neck pain, tinnitus, hearing loss, and epilepsy. Adverse reactions were reported by both subjects and investigators. Participants will: 1. Navigated iTBS targeting the cerebellum or sham stimulation every day for 7 day, 2. Assessments were made at baseline, within 24 hours after the end of treatment, after 12 weeks, and after 24 weeks of telephone follow-up.
Official title: Clinical Study on the Effecacy of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Intermittent Theta Pulse Stimulation(iTBS) Navigated Targeting the Cerebellum in the Treatment of Hereditary Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2025-03-20
Completion Date
2027-12-31
Last Updated
2025-03-27
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
navigated iTBS (Intermittent theta-burst stimulation) targeting the cerebellum
1,800 pulses per session for unilateral cerebellum, 50-minute intersession interval, 80% resting motor threshold, total 75600 pulse number.