Cerebellar Non-invasive Stimulation in Ataxias

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Cerebellar ataxias are a group of disorders caused by cerebellar affections, for which currently no specific treatment is available. Some limited studies verified the effects of cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on ataxic symptoms, with good results. So far it is not known which patients could benefit. Our hypothesis is that cerebellar TMS could improve ataxic symptoms in some patients.

Clinical Trial Description

Thirty patients with cerebellar ataxia will be included in our protocol. Ataxia might be due to several aetiologies, from degenerative to genetic and vascular diseases. Patients will be submitted to a neuronavigation protocol for the precise location of the dentate nucleus contralateral to the most symptomatic side. After that, participants will be randomly assigned to 5 active or 5 placebo sessions of 1Hz TMS over the located area. After the first 5 sessions and a period of at least 4 weeks washout, patients will cross over and receive other 5 sessions, active or sham. Clinical and video evaluations will be conducted before and after active and sham cluster of sessions. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03213106
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Contact	Rubens G Cury, MD PhD
Phone	55 11 26617877
Email	rubens_cury@usp.br
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	December 1, 2016
Completion date	December 1, 2019

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