NCT07195773

Effects of rTMS on Balance Performance and Functional Mobility in Parkinson's Disease

Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Balance Performance and Functional Mobility in People With Parkinson's Disease : A Double-Blind Randomized Crossover Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chung Shan Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aimed to investigate the effects of rTMS on balance performance and functional mobility in people with PD. Additionally, it further examines the effects of single-session low-frequency and high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on balance performance and functional mobility.

Conditions

• Parkinson Disease
• Motor Cortex
• Excitability
• Balance
• Motor Skills Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	rTMS	Participants will receive different stimulation approaches in sequences: high-frequency rTMS, low-frequency rTMS, and sham rTMS. They will be randomly assigned to three groups with different stimulation sequences. After each single stimulation, balance performance, functional mobility, and motor symptoms will be measured. In this study, eighteen PD patients with Hoehn and Yahr stage 1 to 3 will be recruited.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-16
• Primary completion: 2025-11-19
• Completion: 2025-11-19
• First posted: 2025-09-29
• Last updated: 2026-02-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan