Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Hemiplegic Stroke
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Sponsor
- Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital
- Enrollment
- 48
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Keyboard tapping test
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
Stroke is one of the major causes of death in the World. Many stroke survivors may suffer from long-term sequelae of stroke such as hemiplegia. The effects of rehabilitation therapy are limited. The development of new treatment strategies is essential. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive method to stimulate the focal area of the brain for restoring brain function. The aim of this study is to investigate the therapeutic effect of rTMS on the motor recovery in patients with hemiplegic stroke.
Investigators
Suk Yun Kang
MD, PhD
Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •stroke patients with motor weakness
- •Medical research council (MRC) grade 0-4
- •More than 2 weeks after stroke onset
- •Age 18 years and older
- •Able to provide consent for the protocol
Exclusion Criteria
- •History of previous symptomatic stroke
- •pregnant women
- •Persons with surgically or traumatically implanted foreign bodies such as a pacemaker, an implanted medication pump, a metal plate in the skull, or metal inside the skull or eyes (other than dental appliances or fillings), intracardiac lines that may pose a physical hazard during magnetic stimulation will also be excluded
- •Patients with history of seizure disorder or epilepsy
- •Subjects without the capacity to give informed consent
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Keyboard tapping test
Time Frame: 1 day
Participants will be asked to tap a key of a computer keyboard as fast as possible in five seconds. They will be asked to do three times. We will measure the number of tapping. The primary outcome will be the averaged data of the numbers.This will be done before and after 5-day rTMS intervention.