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Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
Sponsor: Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
Summary
This study is grounded in the regulatory mechanisms of the glymphatic system and applies repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The clinical efficacy and safety of rTMS will be systematically evaluated. Furthermore, transcranial magnetic stimulation-evoked potentials (TMS-EEG) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) will be employed to investigate, from the perspectives of synaptic plasticity and neurovascular coupling, the mechanisms by which rTMS influences glymphatic function. Collectively, this work aims to provide new insights into both the therapeutic effectiveness and the underlying mechanisms of rTMS in AD.
Official title: Efficacy and Safety of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Exploration of Glymphatic Mechanisms
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
50 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
66
Start Date
2025-04-16
Completion Date
2029-04-30
Last Updated
2026-01-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
rTMS
Stimulation coil Cool-B65 A CO, positioning individualised, stimulation frequency 20Hz, stimulation intensity 100% of motor threshold, stimulation number 40 pulses/train, train interval 28s, 40 trains, 1600 total stimulation pulses, total stimulation time 20 min, treatment application once a day, continuous application for two weeks, 5 days a week.Consolidation therapy was also administered weekly for 6 months.
sham rTMS
Stimulation coil Cool-B65 P CO, positioning individualised, stimulation frequency 20Hz, stimulation intensity 100% of motor threshold, stimulation number 40 pulses/train, train interval 28s, 40 trains, 1600 total stimulation pulses, total stimulation time 20 min, treatment application once a day, continuous application for two weeks, 5 days a week
Locations (1)
rTMS
Fuzhou, Fujian, China