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Investigating the Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) as a Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

NCT02908815 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2024-06-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The main objective of this study is to investigate the effects of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) treatment on patients with probable early or moderate Alzheimer's disease.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

rTMS active treatment

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation uses magnetic pulses to active neurons.

DEVICE

rTMS sham treatment

A fake treatment designed to mimic the sensations of rTMS

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Manitoba

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zahra Moussavi, PhD · Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Manitoba

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-30
Primary Completion
2022-08-31
Completion
2022-08-31

Countries

  • Australia
  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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