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NCT number NCT04906603
Other study ID # VAM-19-00458
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date November 1, 2019
Est. completion date September 2023

Study information

Verified date May 2021
Source Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Contact Katrina Friedrich
Phone 612-467-1811
Email katrina.friedrich@va.gov
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if theta burst stimulation (TBS) can reduce chronic headaches caused by a traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBS is a safe, drug-free brain stimulation technique that uses magnets to create electricity and stimulate nerve cells in the brain. After repeated TBS sessions, the increased stimulation of nerve cells can alter the way the brain communicates with itself (by creating new neural pathways) which, in turn, can reduce pain symptoms. Participants in this study will complete a baseline assessment followed by four weeks of daily home headache assessment. Participants will then receive four weeks of TBS administered three times per day and three days per week. After TBS is completed, participants will complete an additional four weeks of daily home headache assessment and return for a one-month follow-up assessment. Participation is expected to last three months.


Description:

The primary objective of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of theta burst stimulation (TBS) for the management of post-traumatic headaches to improve outcomes and quality of life for individuals who have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). To improve tolerability and logistical burden, we have developed a novel design whereby participants will receive three doses of TBS on alternate days of the week. This design will allow us to assess efficacy while leveraging an accelerated treatment course (nine stimulation sessions per week). We have three specific aims: Specific Aim 1. To determine the efficacy and safety of TBS for the treatment of post-traumatic headache among individuals who have sustained a mild TBI. Hypothesis 1a: TBS will be safe, well-tolerated, and reduce the number of headache days. Hypothesis 1b: TBS will improve function and quality of life outcomes. Specific Aim 2: To determine the efficacy and safety of an accelerated time-course of TBS for the management of post-traumatic headache. Hypothesis 2a: The accelerated-time course will be safe, well-tolerated, and improve quality of life outcomes. Hypothesis 2b: The accelerated time-course will produce greater and faster improvement in headache symptoms than that reported in the literature for standard repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) protocols. Specific Aim 3: To examine the durability of treatment response to accelerated TBS during a one-month observational period. Hypothesis 3: Accelerated TBS will result in enduring treatment response of post-traumatic headache symptoms over the follow-up period. This study will be an open-label pilot study and will enroll 20. Participants will complete four weeks of pre-intervention headache assessment via Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). Participants will then receive TBS intervention three times a week for four weeks. TBS will be administered in 10-minute sessions, three times per day with 20 minutes between sessions. TBS intervention will be completed using the Magstim Horizon Performance Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Magstim Company, Ltd.) device or the MagVenture MagPro X100 with MagOption Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation device (MagVenture, Inc.). Both devices are FDA-cleared to provide TBS for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder and will be used off-label for this study. After TBS intervention, participants will complete an additional four weeks of EMA headache assessment and return for a one-month follow-up assessment. Participants will be assessed with multiple instruments and at multiple timepoints including interviews, questionnaires, and cognitive functioning assessments.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 20
Est. completion date September 2023
Est. primary completion date September 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 75 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Veterans receiving services through the MVAHCS - History of mild TBI according to VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines (2009) with one or more of the following criteria present after head injury: - Loss of consciousness between 0-30 minutes - Post-traumatic amnesia between 0-24 hours - Alteration of consciousness/mental state up to 24 hours - Glasgow Coma Score between 13-15 (best available score within first 24 hours) - Post-traumatic headaches defined by International Classification for Headache Diagnosis 3rd Edition (ICHD-3) guidelines with the following criteria present: - Headaches developing within seven days following trauma or injury to the head and/or neck - Headaches persisting beyond three months - Chronic daily headaches defined by clinical standards with the following criterion present: o 15 or more headache days per month - Men and women 18-75 years of age - Possess a smartphone and agree to download and use the EMA application on their personal device - Capable and willing to provide voluntary informed consent Exclusion Criteria: - History of moderate or severe TBI according to VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines (2009) with one or more of the following criteria present after head injury: - Loss of consciousness greater than 30 minutes - Post-traumatic amnesia greater than 24 hours - Worst Glasgow Coma Scale less than 13 within the first 24 hours unless invalidated upon review (e.g., attributable to intoxication, sedation, systemic shock) - Abnormal structural imaging - Current (within six months of enrollment) psychosis and mania - Current (within one month of enrollment) substance dependence with the exclusion of opioids - Personal history of epilepsy or seizure disorder o Does not include seizures therapeutically-induced by ECT or identified as a single seizure event (based on the principal investigator's judgement) - Metal particles in the eye or head (exclusive of the mouth) (e.g., shrapnel, fragments from welding or metalwork, etc.) - Implanted medical device above the clavicle (e.g., aneurysm clips, shunts, stimulators, cochlear implants, electrodes, etc.) - Significant neurological disorder or insult that would impact risk (based on the principal investigator's judgement and research literature) - Current use of medications with significant potential for lowering seizure threshold - Current benzodiazepine usage at a dose higher than 3mg of lorazepam or equivalent - Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or cortical energy exposure within one month of enrollment (including participation in any other neuromodulation treatments or studies) - Current (within one month of enrollment) participation in another interventional study that would impact the results of this research - Inadequate communication (e.g., language barrier) - Women who are pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or breastfeeding - Women of childbearing age/potential who are not using a medically-accepted form of contraception when sexually active

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
Theta Burst Stimulation
TBS will be administered three times per day and three days per week for four weeks (totaling 12 TBS intervention visits and 36 TBS intervention sessions). Each TBS intervention session will last approximately 10 minutes (stimulation parameters = 50 Hz, 3 pulses, 10 bursts, 10 second cycle time, 60 cycles, 1800 total pulses).

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Minneapolis VA Health Care System Minneapolis Minnesota

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center Minnesota Office of Higher Education, The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) for Headache Frequency, Intensity, and Impairment EMA will be used for repeated real-time sampling of headaches symptoms prior to intervention, during intervention, and after intervention. Participants will access the EMA application (app) on their personal smartphones. Participants will take the daily headache assessment every day for 2 weeks pre-intervention, every day for 4 weeks during intervention, and every day for 4 weeks post-intervention to track their change in headache frequency, intensity, and impairment.
Primary World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF) The WHOQOL-BREF is a 26-item self-report assessment of quality of life and will be used to assess changes in QOL over the course of the study. Items are rated on a scale from 1 (very poor) to 5 (very good). Baseline visit, pre-intervention (2 weeks after baseline), post-intervention (4 weeks after pre-intervention), and at follow-up (1 month post-intervention).
Primary Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) The MIDAS is a 5-item self-report assessment of headache disability and will be used to assess change in headache impairment over the course of the study. Participants are to respond with the number of days they have experienced various types of headache disability. The last question asks them to rate on a scale from 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (pain as bad as it can be). Baseline visit, pre-intervention (2 weeks after baseline), post-intervention (4 weeks after pre-intervention), and at follow-up (1 month post-intervention).
Primary Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System - Pain Interference - Short Form 6b (PROMIS-SF6b) The PROMIS-SF6b is a 6-item self-report assessment of pain interference and will be used to assess change in universal (non-headache specific) pain over the course of the study. Items are rated on a 5 point scale from "Not at all" to "Very Much". Baseline visit, pre-intervention (2 weeks after baseline), post-intervention (4 weeks after pre-intervention), and at follow-up (1 month post-intervention).
Secondary Barratt Impulsiveness Scale - Version 11 (BIS-11) The BIS-11 is a 30-item self-report measure of impulsivity and will be used to assess change in impulsive behavior over the course of the study. Items are rated on a 4 point scale from "Rarely or never" to "Almost always or always". Baseline visit, pre-intervention (2 weeks after baseline), post-intervention (4 weeks after pre-intervention), and at follow-up (1 month post-intervention).
Secondary Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) The BAI is a 21-item self report assessment of anxiety severity and will be used to assess change in mood over the course of the study. Items are rated on a 4 point scale from "Not at all" to "Severely---it bothered me a lot." Baseline visit, pre-intervention (2 weeks after baseline), post-intervention (4 weeks after pre-intervention), and at follow-up (1 month post-intervention).
Secondary Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Self Report (QIDS-SR) The QIDS-SR is a 16-item self-report assessment of depression severity and will be used to assess change in mood over the course of the study. Each item has 4 choices that specifically tie in to the question. For example:
Question 1. Falling asleep
I never take longer than 30 minutes to fall asleep
I take at least 30 minutes to fall asleep, less than half the time.
I take at least 30 minutes to fall asleep, more than half the time.
I take more than 60 minutes to fall asleep, more than half the time.
Baseline visit, pre-intervention (2 weeks after baseline), post-intervention (4 weeks after pre-intervention), and at follow-up (1 month post-intervention).
Secondary PTSD Checklist for DSM-V (PCL-5) The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and severity and will be used to assess change in mood over the course of the study. Items are rated on a 5 point scale from "Not at all" to "Extremely". Baseline visit, pre-intervention (2 weeks after baseline), post-intervention (4 weeks after pre-intervention), and at follow-up (1 month post-intervention).
Secondary Dot Counting (Cognitive Task) The Dot Counting Task is a computerized measure of verbal working memory. The dot counting task will be administered at every stimulation visit during the 4 weeks of intervention (total of 12 times).
Secondary N-Back (Cognitive Task) The N-Back Task is a continuous performance test that is used to measure working memory and processing speed. The N-Back task will be administered at every stimulation visit during the 4 weeks of intervention (a total of 12 times).
Secondary Risk Task (Cognitive Task) The Risk Task is a computerized behavioral measure of the propensity for risk taking within a decision making task. The risk task will be administered at every stimulation visit during the 4 weeks of intervention ( a total of 12 times).
Secondary Caffeine and Nicotine Use Questionnaire The Caffeine and Nicotine Use Questionnaire is a proprietary measure used to record typical patterns of caffeine and nicotine use at study baseline. Daily caffeine and nicotine use will then be tracked over the course of the study using EMA. Baseline and daily for 10 weeks after baseline
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