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Vegetative StateC-fMRI-NBSNCT01467908

Navigated Brain Stimulation in Diagnosis of Minimally Conscious State

A study testing Navigated transcranial magnetic brain stimulation in people with Vegetative State and Stroke, run by Clinical Institute of the Brain, Russia at 1 site in Russia.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

It has already been demonstrated that mental imagining of the complex motor act, such as limb lifting, can evoke the activation of the involved motor centres even if it doesn't result in movement due to paresis. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 85 years
Conditions the study is for
Vegetative State, Stroke, Brain Injury
What is being tested?
Navigated transcranial magnetic brain stimulation
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
6 participants
Where
1 siteRussia
Study dates
Jun 2011to Oct 2012
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 to 85 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • diagnosed vegetative state
  • age 20-85

Who cannot join

  • oncological history
  • cardiac pacemakers and other metal implants
  • Modified Ashford Scale scores 3 and more
  • predisposing disease with motor neurologic impairment

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Russia1 site
  • Clinical Institute of Brain

    Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, 620102

Other trials in Russia

About this study

It has already been demonstrated that mental imagining of the complex motor act, such as limb lifting, can evoke the activation of the involved motor centres even if it doesn't result in movement due to paresis. Aim of the study: using the navigated brain stimulation system create a new diagnostic model for the differential diagnostics between the vegetative state and the minimally conscious state. If the investigators could get from patient the efferent motor response after a verbal command, his level of conscious should not be defined less than the minimally conscious state.

Being tested
Navigated transcranial magnetic brain stimulation
Keywords
Diagnosed vegetative state after stroke or traumatic brain injury
Medical subject headings
Persistent Vegetative State, Stroke, Brain Injuries, Brain Injuries, Traumatic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Navigated transcranial magnetic brain stimulationDevice

    Standard NBS motor mapping using the Eximia TMS stimulator, Nexstim Ltd., Finland.

Study groups in NCT01467908
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Vegetative stateExperimentalPatients with the diagnosis of the vegetative state
Receives: Device: Navigated transcranial magnetic brain stimulation

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. MEP(motor evoked potential) parameter: latency

    Measured: within the first minute after a verbal command

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. MEP(motor evoked potential) parameter: amplitude

    Measured: within the first minute after a verbal command

  2. MEP(motor evoked potential) parameter: motor threshold

    Measured: within the first minute after a verbal command

  3. conscious state

    Measured: within the first 6 months after NBS mapping

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Nov 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2011
  3. Primary completionFeb 2012
  4. Study completionOct 2012

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
6 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01467908
Sponsor's protocol ID
C-fMRI-NBS
Acronym
C-fMRI-NBS
Status last verified
Feb 2013
First submitted
7 Nov 2011
Last updated
15 Feb 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Navigated transcranial magnetic brain stimulation in people with Vegetative State and Stroke, run by Clinical Institute of the Brain, Russia at 1 site in Russia.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Feb 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Russia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

MEP(motor evoked potential) parameter: latency (time frame: within the first minute after a verbal command). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Feb 2013.

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