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ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2023

Trial protocol: Feasibility of neuromodulation with connectivity-guided intermittent theta-burst stimulation for improving cognition in multiple sclerosis.

Caroline Blanchard, Blanca De Dios Perez, Tierney Tindall, Katie Clarkson, Ghadah Felmban, Grit Scheffler-Ansari, Roger Periam, Sudheer Lankappa, Cris S Constantinescu, Roshan das Nair and 4 more

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Article in Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04931953 (A Feasibility Trial of Neuromodulation With Connectivity-Guided Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation for Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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A Feasibility Trial of Neuromodulation With Connectivity-Guided Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation for Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of NottinghamRan2022 to 2023Enrolled40ConditionsMultiple Sclerosis, Cognitive ImpairmentArmsIntermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS), Sham Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS)
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Authors and funding

14 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Caroline BlanchardRadiological Sciences, Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Blanca De Dios PerezRadiological Sciences, Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Tierney TindallRadiological Sciences, Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Katie ClarksonRadiological Sciences, Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Ghadah FelmbanRadiological Sciences, Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Grit Scheffler-AnsariPatient and Public Involvement (PPI) Representatives., c/o Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Roger PeriamPatient and Public Involvement (PPI) Representatives., c/o Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Sudheer LankappaNottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Cris S ConstantinescuClinical Neurology, Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Roshan das NairInstitute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Richard MorrissNIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Nikos EvangelouClinical Neurology, Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Dorothee P AuerRadiological Sciences, Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Rob A DineenRadiological Sciences, Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
University of Nottingham · GBKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SANottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · GBRowan University · USSINTEF · NOUniversity of Leicester · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS) can adversely impact participation in employment, activities of daily living, and wider society. It affects 40-70% of people living with MS (pwMS). There are few effective treatments for cognitive impairment in people with MS. Neuromodulation with intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) has potential for treating cognitive impairment in pwMS. This single-centre mixed-methods feasibility randomised controlled trial (NCT04931953) will assess feasibility, acceptability, and tolerability of procedures used for applying iTBS for improving cognitive performance in pwMS. Participants will be randomised into three intervention groups with varying lengths of iTBS treatment (from 1 to 4 weeks) and a sham-control group. Quantitative data will be collected at three time points (baseline, end of intervention, and 8-week follow-up). End of the intervention semi-structured interviews will explore the views and experiences of the participants receiving the intervention, analysed using framework analysis. Quantitative and qualitative data will be synthesised to explore the impact of the iTBS intervention. Ethical approval has been received from the Health Research Authority (21/LO/0506) and recruitment started in June 2022. The results will inform the design of an RCT of the efficacy of iTBS as a therapeutic intervention for cognitive impairment in pwMS.

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cognitionintermittent theta-burst stimulationmultiple sclerosisneuromodulationtranscranial magnetic stimulation

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PMID37786777
PMCPMC10541804
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