Brain zaps may speed recovery after glioma surgery
NCT ID NCT07285525
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a non-invasive magnetic brain stimulation technique (nrTMS) can help people recover movement in their arm or hand after surgery for a brain tumor called glioma. Forty-three participants who still have weakness 7 days after surgery will receive either real or fake (sham) stimulation daily for a week. The goal is to see if the real treatment leads to faster return of muscle strength and coordination.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 43 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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25 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Right-handed. Age between 25 and 65 years old. No history of neurological disease treatment before surgery. Underwent awake surgery with intraoperative direct cortical stimulation or motor evoked potential (MEP) mapping to identify the motor functional area. Postoperative pathology confirmed as newly diagnosed glioma. Eligible for navigated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (nrTMS) rehabilitation treatment. Persistent motor dysfunction (muscle strength or Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) scores not returned to preoperative levels) at 7 days postoperatively. Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Tumor crossing the midline to the contralateral hemisphere. Excessive head motion (\>1 mm translation or \>1° rotation) during resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) data acquisition. Absence of postoperative motor or language motor deficits. Vulnerable populations (e.g., pregnant women).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, None Selected, 410008, China
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