MedTrace Logo

A Pilot rTMS Trial for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Long-COVID

NCT06586398 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2026-01-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a pilot randomized trial of rTMS for symptoms of fatigue and brain fog, and other neuropsychiatric symptoms of Long-COVID (Post-COVID, post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 infection, PASC). Twenty participants diagnosed with Long-COVID and recruited from the UCLA Long-COVID clinic will be randomized to receive active rTMS versus sham stimulation for 15 treatments followed by another 15 open-label rTMS treatments. Investigators will compare the safety and tolerability of rTMS vs Sham and examine within-group changes in symptoms of fatigue, sleep, pain, mood, and subjective and objective cognitive impairment. This project will provide information and pilot data for future larger clinical trials.

Conditions

  • Long Covid-19
  • PASC Post Acute Sequelae of COVID 19
  • Brain Fog
  • Fatigue

Interventions

DEVICE

rTMS

Participants will be randomized to 15 sessions of double-blind multi-target rTMS treatment (active vs sham) and then will receive only open-label active stimulation for another 15 sessions. Each session will include rTMS to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), followed by rTMS to left primary motor cortex (M1).

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Helen Lavretsky, MD · University of California, Los Angeles

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-01
Primary Completion
2026-06-15
Completion
2026-06-15
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases
Companies

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT06586398 on ClinicalTrials.gov