The Effectiveness of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Mirror Therapy in Hemispatial Neglect

Ankara Etlik City Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Hemispatial Neglect

Treatments: Device: cTBS; Other: Mirror Therapy; Other: Cognitive rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07228871

AEŞH-EK-2025-164

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of continuous Theta Burst Stimulation added to mirror therapy on neglect associated with stroke.

Enrollment: 22 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Ischemic/haemorrhagic stroke
2. Right hemisphere lesion
3. Patients with a duration of more than 7 days but less than 1 year from the date of the event
4. Aged between 18 and 75 years
5. Patients with a Mini Mental Test Score ≥ 24

Exclusion criteria

1. History of recurrent stroke
2. Presence of vision or hearing problems
3. Use of medication affecting cognitive function
4. History of epilepsy
5. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
6. History of malignancy
7. Pacemaker
8. Presence of metallic implants in the brain or scalp (including cochlear implant)
9. History of premorbid dementia
10. Presence of psychiatric or additional neurological disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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22 participants in 2 patient groups

Active cTBS + mirror therapy group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Cognitive rehabilitation

Device: cTBS

Other: Mirror Therapy

Sham cTBS + mirror therapy

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Cognitive rehabilitation

Other: Mirror Therapy