rTMS Study to Improve Functional Performance for Patients With Stroke

December 10, 2015 updated by: Yen-Nung Lin, Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital

The Potential Benefit of 1-Hz rTMS to Improve Gross Motor Function After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

To use repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to treat stroke patients is getting a popular idea. Previous studies seemed to support its effects on facilitating motor recovery after stroke. This study focuses on the motor recovery of lower extremities. Investigators conducted the study to evaluate the treatment effect of rTMS on the functional performance of lower extremities in terms of postural control, balance, and mobility in stroke patients. Investigators hypothesized that these performances could be improved through the better motor control of lower extremities caused by rTMS.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Protocol:

  1. Setting: inpatient rehabilitation department of Shuang-Ho Hospital.
  2. Study population: Patients received inpatient treatment or rehabilitation for stroke in Shuang-Ho Hospital (SHH).
  3. Eligibility. Screening for eligibility was done by the 2 physiatrists from rehabilitation department of SHH.
  4. Study design: controlled trial with stratified randomization

  5. Blinding

    1. The patients were blinded by the real or sham coil of rTMS
    2. The assessors who performed the outcome measurements were blinded to the assignment of treatment.

  6. Measurements.

    1. Baseline demographic records. The stroke severity was measured by National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Modified Rankin Scale (MRS), Brunnstrum stage, and Manual muscle test (MMT) before intervention.

    2. Clinical assessments.

      • Postural control was assessed by Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients (PASS)
      • The motor recovery of lower extremities was assessed by the lower extremity subscale of Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA-LE)
      • The balance and gait subscales of Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA-b and POMA-g)
      • Timed Up and Go (TUG) test was used to assess the gross mobility.
      • Barthel Index (BI) for the ADL independence
      • modified Rankin Scale (MRS) for disability classification were also collected.
    3. These measurements (including the clinical and corticomotor excitability assessments) are performed by one researcher who are responsible for the measurements.
  7. Compliance and side effect. The compliance of interventions were investigated. The attendance of treatments (including rTMS sessions and physical therapy sessions) and possible side effect/discomfort were recorded during the interventions by a researcher. He also tries to understand the reason of drop-out from the study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • New Taipei City, Taiwan
        • Shuang Ho Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • unilateral hemiplegia caused by the stroke,
  • first ever stroke,
  • time since stroke: 10-90 days,
  • age: 18-80 y/o,
  • Functional ambulation classification (FAC): 0-2,

Exclusion Criteria:

  • contraindication to TMS (eg, pacemaker, seizure history, pregnancy),
  • cranial metal implants
  • intracranial hemorrhage associated with tumor or arteriovenous malformation, craniotomy
  • able to complete Timed Up and Go (TUG) test within 2 minutes
  • unable to walk normally before the stroke
  • those whose motor evoked potentials (MEP) of M1-UH were absent in the pretest

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: real rTMS
Experimental included the a daily real rTMS session for 15 mins followed by a physical therapy for 45 mins.
Device: rTMS
Interventions started on the next weekday after pretest and were performed once a day for 15 consecutive weekdays. Participants in the E and C groups received rTMS (either real or sham, 1 Hz, 15 minutes), followed by a session of physical therapy for 45 minutes.
Other Names:
  • Magstim Rapid2
Sham Comparator: sham rTMS
the control interventions included a daily sham rTMS session for 15 minutes followed by a physical therapy for 45 minutes.
Device: rTMS
Interventions started on the next weekday after pretest and were performed once a day for 15 consecutive weekdays. Participants in the E and C groups received rTMS (either real or sham, 1 Hz, 15 minutes), followed by a session of physical therapy for 45 minutes.
Other Names:
  • Magstim Rapid2

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Timed Up and Go (TUG)
Time Frame: Up to 3 months after interventions completed
Up to 3 months after interventions completed

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
the lower extremity subscale of Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA-LE)
Time Frame: up to 3 months after the intervention completed
up to 3 months after the intervention completed
The balance and gait subscales of Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA-b and POMA-g)
Time Frame: up to 3 months after the interventions completed
up to 3 months after the interventions completed
Barthel Index (BI)
Time Frame: Up to 3 months after interventions completed
Up to 3 months after interventions completed
Postural control was assessed by Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke (PASS)
Time Frame: up to 3 months after the intervention completed
PASS which examines the patient's ability to maintain or change a given posture and is applicable to patients with very poor postural performance. This instrument has been reported to have a good validity and reliability at different recovery stages after stroke, minimal floor and ceiling effect, and be sensitive to changes in severe stroke patients at early stage after stroke.
up to 3 months after the intervention completed
modified Rankin Scale (MRS)
Time Frame: Up to 3 months after interventions completed
Up to 3 months after interventions completed

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Yen-Nung Lin, MD, MS, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 4, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 4, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

December 10, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 11, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 10, 2015

Last Verified

December 1, 2015

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 102-wf-eva-04

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