Explore the Impacts of Theta Burst Stimulation Over the Right Inferior Frontal Gyrus in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Combination of Clinical Symptoms, Neuropsychological Function and MRI
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Intervention / Behandling
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Studiekontakt
Studiekontakt
- Navn: Hsing-Chang Ni, Ph.D
- Telefonnummer: 2479 88633281200
- E-mail: alanni0918@yahoo.com.tw
Studiesteder
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Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Rekruttering
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Hsing Chang Ni, PhD
- Telefonnummer: 2479 886-3-3281200
- E-mail: alanni0918@yahoo.com.tw
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Ledende efterforsker:
- Hsing Chang Ni, PhD
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Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants aged 8 to 30 years with a clinical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), confirmed by the ADOS-2 (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition).
- DSM-5 severity level of ASD: level 1 or level 2
- Participants who have been on a stable treatment regimen prior to the study, or those for whom conventional treatments have been assessed as ineffective by a physician, or those who decline conventional treatment.
- A score of ≥ 15 on the University of California Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC) and demonstrated understanding of study aims and risks via the teach-back method.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous or current severe neurological disorders, especially epilepsy, visual or auditory impairments
- Previous or current severe systemic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes or hypertension
- Previous or current severe brain injury
- Implementation of metal materials such as a pacemaker or medication pump
- Previous or current severe psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or substance abuse
- Pregnancy
- Presence of significant brain abnormalities, such as intracranial space-occupying lesions
- Previous brain surgery or central nerve system infection
- Concurrent use of medications which increased the risk of seizure attack
- Participate in another clinical trial within one month
- With damaged skin at the stimulated region
- With multiple sclerosis
- With large ischemic scars
- Have experienced sleep disorders during brain stimulation
- Severe alcoholism
- Concurrent use of antiepileptic drugs
- Uncontrollable migraines due to increased intracranial pressure
- Unsuitable for MRI (e.g. those with claustrophobia)
- Unsuitable for EEG
- DSM-5 severity level of ASD: level 3
- Current major depressive disorder
- Suicidal ideation within one year
- Currently taking tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), analgesics, or any medications known to lower the seizure threshold.
Withdrawal Criteria:
- Seizure attack during the study period
- Autistic symptoms worsened obviously during the study period (change of DSM-5 severity level)
- Extreme agitation or irritability during the study period
- Participants request
- Clinical symptoms worsened obviously during study period
- Start to use antiepileptic drugs during study period
- Suicidal ideation or self-harm behaviors during study period
- Changes in the frequency or dosage of concurrent treatments during the study period.
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Tredobbelt
Antal våben
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / ArmDeltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Active
Participants received the intervention of iTBS (The total pulse of every session is 600 pulses) over right inferior frontal gyrus for 4 weeks (5 days/week). *iTBS = intermittent theta burst stimulation |
stimulerende protokol
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Sham-komparator: Sham
Participants received the sham intervention of iTBS (sham-coil) over right inferior frontal gyrus for 4 weeks (5 days/week).
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stimulerende protokol
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Ændringer af den samlede score for Social Responsiveness Scale
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 uger efter baseline); En måneds opfølgning (8 uger efter baseline); To måneders opfølgning (12 uger efter baseline)
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Social Responsiveness Scale kan måle den kliniske sværhedsgrad af autisme i området fra 65-260.
De lavere score står for bedre social lydhørhed.
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baseline; post TBS (4 uger efter baseline); En måneds opfølgning (8 uger efter baseline); To måneders opfølgning (12 uger efter baseline)
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Ændringer af den samlede score for Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revided
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 uger efter baseline); En måneds opfølgning (8 uger efter baseline); To måneders opfølgning (12 uger efter baseline)
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Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised er et spørgeskema, der fokuserer på repetitiv adfærd.
Scoren spænder fra 0-129.
De lavere score står for lavere repetitiv adfærd.
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baseline; post TBS (4 uger efter baseline); En måneds opfølgning (8 uger efter baseline); To måneders opfølgning (12 uger efter baseline)
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Ændringer i den samlede score af Emotional Dysregulation Inventory
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 uger efter baseline); En måneds opfølgning (8 uger efter baseline); To måneders opfølgning (12 uger efter baseline)
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Emotional Dysregulation Inventory er et spørgeskema for forældres rapport om følelsesmæssig dysregulering.
Scoren spænder fra 0-120.
De lavere score står for bedre følelsesmæssig regulering.
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baseline; post TBS (4 uger efter baseline); En måneds opfølgning (8 uger efter baseline); To måneders opfølgning (12 uger efter baseline)
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Ændringer af den samlede score for børns adfærdstjekliste
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 uger efter baseline); En måneds opfølgning (8 uger efter baseline); To måneders opfølgning (12 uger efter baseline)
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CBCL er et spørgeskema for forældrerapporter for adfærdsmæssige og følelsesmæssige problemer.
De lavere score står for bedre adfærdsmæssig og følelsesmæssig regulering.
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baseline; post TBS (4 uger efter baseline); En måneds opfølgning (8 uger efter baseline); To måneders opfølgning (12 uger efter baseline)
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Ravens progressive matricer
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 uger efter baseline); En måneds opfølgning (8 uger efter baseline); To måneders opfølgning (12 uger efter baseline)
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En avanceret test til executive funktion.
60 spørgsmål i alt, jo mere korrekte spørgsmål står for bedre eksekutiv funktion.
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baseline; post TBS (4 uger efter baseline); En måneds opfølgning (8 uger efter baseline); To måneders opfølgning (12 uger efter baseline)
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Changes of total scores of Anxiety Scale for Autism
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline); One month follow up (8 weeks after baseline); Two months follow up (12 weeks after baseline)
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ASA is a parents' report questionnaire for severity of anxiety in children with ASD.
The score ranges from 0-72.
The lower scores stand for better emotional regulation.
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baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline); One month follow up (8 weeks after baseline); Two months follow up (12 weeks after baseline)
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Changes of total scores of Adaptive Behavior Assessment System
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline); One month follow up (8 weeks after baseline); Two months follow up (12 weeks after baseline)
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Adaptive Behavior Assessment System is a parents' report questionnaire for adaptive behavior.
The score ranges from 40-120.
The higher scores stand for better adaptive behavior.
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baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline); One month follow up (8 weeks after baseline); Two months follow up (12 weeks after baseline)
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Accuracy of Frith-Happe Animation
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline); One month follow up (8 weeks after baseline); Two months follow up (12 weeks after baseline)
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A quick and objective test of Theory of Mind.
8 questions in total, the more correct questions stand for better social cognition.
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baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline); One month follow up (8 weeks after baseline); Two months follow up (12 weeks after baseline)
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Accuracy of Eyes Task
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline); One month follow up (8 weeks after baseline); Two months follow up (12 weeks after baseline)
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An advanced test for Theory of Mind.
43 questions in total, the more correct questions stand for better social skills.
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baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline); One month follow up (8 weeks after baseline); Two months follow up (12 weeks after baseline)
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Accuracy of Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline); One month follow up (8 weeks after baseline); Two months follow up (12 weeks after baseline)
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An advanced test for cognitive flexibility.
128 questions in total, the more correct questions stand for better cognitive flexibility.
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baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline); One month follow up (8 weeks after baseline); Two months follow up (12 weeks after baseline)
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Changes of total scores of Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline); One month follow up (8 weeks after baseline); Two months follow up (12 weeks after baseline)
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Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function is a parents' report questionnaire for executive function.
The score ranges from 20-110.
The lower scores stand for better executive function.
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baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline); One month follow up (8 weeks after baseline); Two months follow up (12 weeks after baseline)
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Andre resultatmål
Andre resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
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MRI T1
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline)
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Brain structural volumes (cm²).
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baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline)
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Functional MRI (Resting-state/Biological Motion Task) - BOLD Signal
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline)
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Blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) signal is a measurement used in fMRI, which reflects the neural activity.
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baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline)
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DTI Mean-FA Tractometry - Left Arcuate Fasciculus (AF_left)
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline)
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This outcome is the mean fractional anisotropy (FA) of the left arcuate fasciculus (AF_left) computed using DTI-based tractometry.
FA is a unitless metric (range 0-1) that reflects the degree of diffusion anisotropy.
A diffusion tensor was fitted to the diffusion MRI data to generate FA maps, and FA values were sampled within the AF_left tract mask/tract reconstruction and averaged to yield one mean FA value per participant per time point.
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baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline)
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Electroencephalography
Tidsramme: baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline)
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Resting state EEG (alpha power / frontal gamma power).
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baseline; post TBS (4 weeks after baseline)
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
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Studiestart (Faktiske)
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Primær færdiggørelse (Anslået)
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Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
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Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
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Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
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Sidst verificeret
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