Parkinson's Disease: Overall Symptoms Improvement With Transcranial Pulse Stimulation (TPS)

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The investigators are studying if Transcranial Pulse Stimulation (TPS) can improve various symptoms, including movement problems, thinking abilities, mood, fatigue, freezing while walking, voice quality, and issues with smell and taste. Previous research suggests TPS might help in Alzheimer's disease and could be helpful for Parkinson's as well. Investigators will check if TPS is safe, practical, and if it makes a noticeable difference in these symptoms compared to before the treatment.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 40
Maximum Age: 90
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Diagnosis of probable or possible PD, as defined by the current clinical criteria (52) or as confirmed by a co-investigator neurologist or confirmation via medical records or a letter from a patient's physician.

• Age from 40 to 90 years old.

• Disease stages 2 to 4 based on the UPDRS scale subdomain V (or Hoehn and Yahr scale).

• Taking stable medications for PD for at least 30 days.

Locations
United States
Massachusetts
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
RECRUITING
Cambridge
Contact Information
Primary
Felipe Fregni, MD, PhD, MPH
fregni.felipe@mgh.harvard.edu
6179526158
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-12-31
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-10
Participants
Target number of participants: 14
Treatments
Experimental: TPS
Sponsors
Leads: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov