Effects of Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS) on Motor Recovery of Lower Extremity in Chronic Stroke Patients

NCT07073235 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2025-11-25

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Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effects and clinical feasibility of non-invasive brain stimulation protocols, specifically intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation, as part of rehabilitation interventions for motor recovery of lower extremity in the chronic phase after stroke.

It also seeks to explore the underlying mechanisms by investigating changes of functional and structural brain networks.

Conditions

  • Stroke
  • Hemiparesis After Stroke
  • Chronic Stroke Patients
  • Hemiplegia
  • Ambulatory Difficulty

Interventions

DEVICE

Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation

iTBS protocol: 600 pulses at 80% of AMT for 190 sec on the contralesional cerebellum, targeted with the support of a neuronavigational system, 15 sessions over a period of 5 weeks

DEVICE

Sham Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation

It is identical to its active version, replicates operational sounds, and delivers a very shallow magnetic field to mimic the sensation of magnetic stimulation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Susanne Palmcrantz, PhD, Associate Professor · Dep of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-30
Primary Completion
2030-12-31
Completion
2030-12-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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