Effects of Navigated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation According to Post-stroke Aphasia Types

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Virtual Lesions for Aphasia; To Healthy Volunteer

Treatments: Device: Repetitive magnetic stimulation to middle temporal gyrus; Device: Repetitive magnetic stimulation (Sham); Device: Repetitive magnetic stimulation to superior temporal gyrus

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01877161

E-1206-158-003

Details and patient eligibility

About

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation induced virtual lesions for aphasia.

Full description

To evaluate the effect of navigated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in subjects with aphasia after stroke.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• fluent in Korean
• older than 18 years old

Exclusion criteria

• younger than 18 years old
• psychotic or psychiatric problems
• pregnant
• contraindications to MRI/fMRI
• uncooperative
• metalic implants, pacemaker or cochlear implants
• cannot perform outcome measure-related task
• known seizure history

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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12 participants in 3 patient groups

Middle temporal gyrus

Experimental group

Description:

Repetitive magnetic stimulation to middle temporal gyrus

Treatment:

Device: Repetitive magnetic stimulation to middle temporal gyrus

Control group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Repetitive magnetic stimulation (Sham)

Treatment:

Device: Repetitive magnetic stimulation (Sham)

Superior temporal gyrus

Experimental group

Description:

Repetitive magnetic stimulation to superior temporal gyrus

Treatment:

Device: Repetitive magnetic stimulation to superior temporal gyrus