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The effects of Theta-burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation over Contralesional Premotor Area and Contralesional Primary Motor Cortex on Post-stroke Spasticity in Patients with Severe Hemiplegia

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
stroke
Registration Number
ChiCTR2200060885
Lead Sponsor
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

1.Age 18–80 years old, regardless of gender;<br>2.First unilateral stroke (cerebral infarction, primary intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage) confirmed by MRI or CT within 6 months before enrolment;<br>3.Perceptible muscle spasticity with MAS score >1; <br>4.Severe motor impairment with the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) score 0-35;<br>5.Failure to induce MEP in the upper extremity of the hemiplegic side; <br>6.Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score >= 22 and compliance with the interventions;<br>7.Sign the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1.More than one stroke (patients with previous transient ischemic attack could participate), bilateral cerebral hemisphere lesion;<br>2.History of seizures or seizures after stroke, severe skull fracture;<br>3.Conditions unsuitable for TBS, e.g. intracranial implants, cardiac pacemakers or pregnancy, implanted drug pumps, etc.;<br>4.Medications that may lower the seizure threshold have been used continuously for nearly 6 months. <br>5.Serious impairments of heart, lung, liver, kidney, and other organs, cannot tolerate training; <br>6.Participation in other spasticity rehabilitation studies.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fugl-Meyer assessment scale of the upper extremity;MAS;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
H reflex and M response;Startle reflex;MEP;DTI;
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