Temporal Interference Stimulation of Hypothalamus in Patients With Narcolepsy Type 1 (TINY)
3 augusti 2026 uppdaterad av: Xijing Hospital
Efficacy and Safety of Temporal Interference Stimulation of Hypothalamus in Patients With Narcolepsy Type 1: A Randomised, Double-blind, Sham-Controlled, Single-Centre Trial
Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) is a chronic brain disorder caused by selective loss or dysfunction of orexin (hypocretin) neurons in the lateral hypothalamus, for which current pharmacological treatments offer limited efficacy.
Temporal interference (TI) stimulation is a recently developed noninvasive neuromodulation technique that enables focal modulation of deep brain structures.
In this randomized, double-blind study, we developed a theta-burst patterned TI protocol and evaluated its effects in patients with NT1.
Studieöversikt
Status
Rekrytering
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Studietyp
Interventionell
Inskrivning (Beräknad)
24
Fas
- Inte tillämpbar
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Studiekontakt
- Namn: Bei He
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Studieorter
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Shaanxi
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Xi'an, Shaanxi, Kina, 710032
- Rekrytering
- Xijing Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Wen Tian Gao
- Telefonnummer: +86-29-84771794
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Deltagandekriterier
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Nej
Beskrivning
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged 12 to 60 years.
- Diagnosis of narcolepsy type 1 according to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders, Third Edition (ICSD-3), confirmed by polysomnography (PSG) and/or Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) performed within the past 10 years, with the test procedures meeting the minimum technical standards specified in the ICSD-3.
- Epworth Sleepiness Scale score >12 at baseline.
- Signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of other conditions that cause excessive daytime sleepiness, including restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, or moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, etc.
- History of epilepsy, severe neuropsychiatric disorders, or significant cardiac, hepatic, or renal dysfunction.
- Pregnancy or current breastfeeding.
- Contraindications to MRI or electrical stimulation therapy, such as intracranial metallic foreign bodies, cardiac pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, or cochlear implants.
Studieplan
Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.
Hur är studien utformad?
Designdetaljer
- Primärt syfte: Behandling
- Tilldelning: Randomiserad
- Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
- Maskning: Dubbel
Vapen och interventioner
Deltagargrupp / Arm |
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Experimentell: Active TI stimulation
Participants will receive twice-daily TI stimulation, administered 4 hours apart or more, for 2 weeks.
The current will be applied for 40 minutes per session.
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For the active TI stimulation, the current was applied for 40 minutes per session.
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Sham Comparator: Sham TI stimulation
Participants will receive twice-daily TI stimulation, administered 4 hours apart or more, for 2 weeks.
Each session is scheduled for 40 minutes, but actual current is delivered only as a short 30-second pulse at the start and at the end, with no current applied in between.
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For the sham stimulation, a brief 30-second current was delivered at the beginning and at the end of each session, with no current applied in between.
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Vad mäter studien?
Primära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Tidsram |
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Change from baseline to week 2 in mean sleep latency from the MWT
Tidsram: Baseline, Week 2
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Baseline, Week 2
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The incidence of adverse events and serious adverse events
Tidsram: Baseline, 2-week treatment period, 4-week follow-up period
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Baseline, 2-week treatment period, 4-week follow-up period
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Sekundära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Change from baseline to week 2 in Epworth Sleepiness Scale total score
Tidsram: Baseline, Week 2
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The Epworth Sleepiness Scale total score ranges from 0 to 24, with higher scores reflecting more severe daytime sleepiness
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Baseline, Week 2
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Change from baseline to week 2 in Narcolepsy Severity Scale score
Tidsram: Baseline, Week 2
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The Narcolepsy Severity Scale score comprises 15 items assessing the frequency and severity of excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, sleep paralysis, and disrupted nighttime sleep (total score 0-57, higher scores indicating greater severity)
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Baseline, Week 2
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Change from baseline to week 2 in weekly cataplexy frequency
Tidsram: Baseline, Week 2
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Baseline, Week 2
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Change from baseline to weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4 following treatment in Epworth Sleepiness Scale total score
Tidsram: Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4 following treatment
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The Epworth Sleepiness Scale total score ranges from 0 to 24, with higher scores reflecting more severe daytime sleepiness
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Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4 following treatment
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Change from baseline to weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4 following treatment in Narcolepsy Severity Scale score
Tidsram: Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4 following treatment
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The Narcolepsy Severity Scale score comprises 15 items assessing the frequency and severity of excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, sleep paralysis, and disrupted nighttime sleep (total score 0-57, higher scores indicating greater severity)
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Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4 following treatment
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Change from baseline to weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4 following treatment in weekly cataplexy frequency
Tidsram: Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4 following treatment
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Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4 following treatment
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Andra resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Blinding efficacy
Tidsram: Week 2
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Participants' subjective guess of whether they received TI (yes, no, or uncertain).
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Week 2
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Change from baseline to week 2 in sleep latency and nighttime sleep architecture derived from PSG
Tidsram: Baseline, Week 2
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Baseline, Week 2
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Change from baseline to week 2 in power spectral density derived from EEG
Tidsram: Baselien, Week 2
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Baselien, Week 2
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Change from baseline to week 2 in functional connectivity derived from MRI
Tidsram: Baseline, Week 2
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Baseline, Week 2
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- Perez-Carbonell L, Lyons E, Gnoni V, Higgins S, Otaiku AI, Leschziner GD, Drakatos P, d'Ancona G, Kent BD. Adherence to wakefulness promoting medication in patients with narcolepsy. Sleep Med. 2020 Jun;70:50-54. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.02.013. Epub 2020 Feb 26.
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- Bassetti CLA, Adamantidis A, Burdakov D, Han F, Gay S, Kallweit U, Khatami R, Koning F, Kornum BR, Lammers GJ, Liblau RS, Luppi PH, Mayer G, Pollmacher T, Sakurai T, Sallusto F, Scammell TE, Tafti M, Dauvilliers Y. Narcolepsy - clinical spectrum, aetiopathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment. Nat Rev Neurol. 2019 Sep;15(9):519-539. doi: 10.1038/s41582-019-0226-9. Epub 2019 Jul 19.
- Thannickal TC, Moore RY, Nienhuis R, Ramanathan L, Gulyani S, Aldrich M, Cornford M, Siegel JM. Reduced number of hypocretin neurons in human narcolepsy. Neuron. 2000 Sep;27(3):469-74. doi: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)00058-1.
- Peyron C, Faraco J, Rogers W, Ripley B, Overeem S, Charnay Y, Nevsimalova S, Aldrich M, Reynolds D, Albin R, Li R, Hungs M, Pedrazzoli M, Padigaru M, Kucherlapati M, Fan J, Maki R, Lammers GJ, Bouras C, Kucherlapati R, Nishino S, Mignot E. A mutation in a case of early onset narcolepsy and a generalized absence of hypocretin peptides in human narcoleptic brains. Nat Med. 2000 Sep;6(9):991-7. doi: 10.1038/79690.
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1 augusti 2026
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30 november 2027
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1 december 2027
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23 juli 2026
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27 juli 2026
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