Study to evaluate effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation on independence in daily life in patients with post-op hemiparesis after surgical removal of a brain tumor(mass)
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: C71- Malignant neoplasm of brain
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/04/066577
- Lead Sponsor
- The infrastructure for conducting study is provided by NIMHANS Hospital, Bengaluru
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
a)Subject is = 18 and = 65 years old at the time of enrollment.
b)Operated patients with intracranial mass lesion presenting with hemiparesis persisting for atleast 1 week following surgical resection of the tumor.
c)Patients with modified Rankin Scale mRS scores between 2-5 at the time of recruitment.
d)Subject or his/her relative has been informed of the nature of the study, can understand the requirements of the study, agrees to participate, and is willing to give an informed consent.
a)Patients with intracranial mass lesion presenting with focal motor deficits preoperatively
b)Contraindications to rTMS, such as presence of metallic implants anywhere in the head, excluding the mouth, individuals with cardiac pacemakers, implanted medication pumps and patients with intracardiac lines.
c)Persons with serious heart disease (CAD, arrythmias, valvular lesions, congenital heart diseases, cardiomyopathy, pericardial diseases) who are at increased risk in the event of a seizure.
d)Patients with persisting seizures (2 or more) per week in the post operative period.
e)Patients with global aphasia.
f)Hemodynamically unstable patients requiring ICU monitoring.
g)Recurrent intracranial tumors.
h)Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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