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6 Month Follow up Study on the Changes of Postural Stability in Parkinsonian Patients in Response to High Frequency TMS.

No phase Interventional Parkinson Disease

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Parkinson Disease. Basic parameters: 55 years — 70 years · Male.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Egypt
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Official title

The Long Term Efficacy of High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Postural Stability in Parkinsonian Patients.

Overview

Postural instability is one of the cardinal signs in Parkinson's disease (PD). It represents one of the most disabling symptoms in the advanced stages of the disease. It is associated with frequent falls and loss of independence. The aim of the current study is to assess the long term efficacy of high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on improving postural instability in PD patients.

Detailed description

Thirty to forty PD patients will be recruited who fulfill the U.K Parkinson's Disease Brain Bank Criteria for idiopathic PD. Patients with mild to moderate disease severity according to UPRS and Modified Hoehn and Yahr staging, age ranged from 55-70 years, duration of illness from two to five years will be included. The patients who will match our inclusion criteria will be assigned randomly into two equal groups; control group (G1) will receive a designed physical therapy program and study group (G2) will receive 12 sessions of (5Hz) rTMS over the primary motor cortex in addition to the same physical therapy program as in G1. The treatment will be conducted three times per week, over four weeks.

Biodex balance system will be used to assess objectively balance indices (overall, anterio-posterior and medio-lateral balance index) and dynamic limit of stability (overall LOS score, time to complete test) pretreatment , posttreatment and one month later as a follow up.

Interventions

  • Device High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
    The High Frequency repetitive TMS will be delivered to the scalp over the primary motor cortex contralateral to the more affected side using a MAGSTIM rapid2 machine (Model P/N 3576-23-09, MAGSTIM Company LTD, UK) connected with a figure - of- eight shaped coil. Each patient will receive 12 sessions over four weeks. Position of the coil will be adjusted to find the optimal scalp position and the location of stimulation that will be marked to maintain consistency among sessions. The session will

Primary outcome measures

  • Overall stability index (OSI) [Time frame: Changes from Pre-intervention to immediately post intervention, Changes from immediately post intervention to six month follow up.]
  • Antero-posterior Stability index (APSI) [Time frame: Changes from Pre-intervention to immediately post intervention, Changes from immediately post intervention to six month follow up.]
  • Medio-lateral stability index (MLSI) [Time frame: Changes from Pre-intervention to immediately post intervention, Changes from immediately post intervention to six month follow up.]
  • Directional control percent [Time frame: Changes from Pre-intervention to immediately post intervention, Changes from immediately post intervention to six month follow up.]
  • Time to complete test [Time frame: Changes from Pre-intervention to immediately post intervention, Changes from immediately post intervention to six month follow up.]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • All included patients should fulfill the U.K Parkinson's Disease Brain Bank Criteria for idiopathic PD.
  • Patients with mild to moderate disease severity according to UPRS and Modified Hoehn and Yahr staging
  • Duration of illness from two to five years were included.
  • All included patients should be medically and psychologically stable and of adequate cardiac function.
  • All included patients should haven't receive any rTMS sessions before.
  • Signed consent form should be taken from all included patients.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with implanted devices, serious medical illness or history of seizures were excluded.
  • Patients with severe freezing phenomenon or severe tremors were excluded

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double blind
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Egypt · 1 center
  • Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University — Giza

Publications

  • Kim SD, Allen NE, Canning CG, Fung VS. Postural instability in patients with Parkinson's disease. Epidemiology, pathophysiology and management. CNS Drugs. 2013 Feb;27(2):97-112. doi: 10.1007/s40263-012-0012-3. PMID 23076544
  • Benninger DH, Iseki K, Kranick S, Luckenbaugh DA, Houdayer E, Hallett M. Controlled study of 50-Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson disease. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2012 Nov-Dec;26(9):1096-105. doi: 10.1177/1545968312445636. Epub 2012 May 15. PMID 22593114
  • Maruo T, Hosomi K, Shimokawa T, Kishima H, Oshino S, Morris S, Kageyama Y, Yokoe M, Yoshimine T, Saitoh Y. High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the primary foot motor area in Parkinson's disease. Brain Stimul. 2013 Nov;6(6):884-91. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2013.05.002. Epub 2013 May 29. PMID 23769414
  • Brandmeir NJ, Brandmeir CL, Kuzma K, McInerney J. A Prospective Evaluation of an Outpatient Assessment of Postural Instability to Predict Risk of Falls in Patients with Parkinson's Disease Presenting for Deep Brain Stimulation. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2015 Nov 27;3(2):151-155. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12257. eCollection 2016 Mar-Apr. PMID 30713907
  • Yang YR, Tseng CY, Chiou SY, Liao KK, Cheng SJ, Lai KL, Wang RY. Combination of rTMS and treadmill training modulates corticomotor inhibition and improves walking in Parkinson disease: a randomized trial. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2013 Jan;27(1):79-86. doi: 10.1177/1545968312451915. Epub 2012 Jul 10. PMID 22785003
  • Ganesan M, Sathyaprabha TN, Gupta A, Pal PK. Effect of partial weight-supported treadmill gait training on balance in patients with Parkinson disease. PM R. 2014 Jan;6(1):22-33. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.08.604. Epub 2013 Sep 8. PMID 24021298
  • Vadala M, Vallelunga A, Palmieri L, Palmieri B, Morales-Medina JC, Iannitti T. Mechanisms and therapeutic applications of electromagnetic therapy in Parkinson's disease. Behav Brain Funct. 2015 Sep 7;11:26. doi: 10.1186/s12993-015-0070-z. PMID 26347217

Identifiers

NCT: NCT05198076 · P.T.REC/012/003448

Primary sources (government registries)

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