Transmagnetic Stimulation Pilot in Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease

December 17, 2024 updated by: HealthPartners Institute

A Single Arm Study of Resting State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Rs-fMRI)-Guided Theta Burst Stimulation (TBS) in Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition affecting 6.2 million individuals in the United States, resulting in an annual cost of care of $305 billion. AD is functionally characterized by progressive degeneration of large-scale brain networks (LSBNs), including the default mode network (DMN) presumably from the deposition of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Available FDA-approved medications for AD such as donepezil and memantine offer limited benefit and modest impact on quality of life. In combination with resting state functional MRI (rs-fMRI), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) offers a non-invasive alternative to pharmacotherapy in persons with AD. We propose a pilot trial using rs-fMRI to target dysfunctional LSBNs in early stage AD.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

15

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • United States
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55130
        • HealthPartners Neuroscience Center

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

36 years to 86 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Established diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)/mild AD
  • Evidence for Central Nervous System (CNS) amyloidosis (e.g., Amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers consistent with AD)
  • Prior brain imaging performed
  • Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) >24
  • Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) Scale 0.5-1
  • Stable dose of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine for at least one month
  • Subjects are between 40-90 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-AD dementia including, but not limited to, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease, etc.
  • Inability to tolerate rs-fMRI
  • Contraindication of rs-fMRI due to implants or metal
  • Seizure disorder

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intermittent theta burst stimulation
All subjects will receive treatment with intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS). There will be a total of 5 treatments over a 2-week period. All subjects will receive iTBS to the right TGd region. TBS treatment will also be provided for two additional sites within the large-scale brain networks (LSBNs) that is found to contain the greatest number of connectivity anomalies. Total participation will be 10-12 weeks.
Device: Intermittent theta burst stimulation
MagVenture TMS Therapy with theta burst stimulation. Resting motor threshold: 80%; Number of pulses per session: 1200 pulses; Inter-train interval: 8 seconds; Pulse frequency in burst: 50 Hertz
Other Names:
  • Transmagnetic stimulation
  • MagVenture

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Connectivity Measure of the TGd Parcellations.
Time Frame: 9 weeks
Assessed by calculating the difference and standard deviation between follow-up and baseline of number of abnormal connections of the TGd parcellation. Range: 0-378. There are 378 possible connections of the parcellation. Higher values indicate more abnormal connections of the TGd parcellation pre and post-treatment. The change in the number of abnormal connections of the parcellation is reported.
9 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

HealthPartners Institute

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Bhavani Kashyap, MBBS, PhD, HealthPartners Institute

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 17, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 7, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

November 7, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 14, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 14, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

March 23, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 17, 2024

Last Verified

November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • A21-251

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

No identifiable data will be shared with other researchers.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

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