Can tailored magnetic pulses ease Parkinson's symptoms?
NCT ID NCT07570212
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a personalized form of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can improve motor and non-motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, or progressive supranuclear palsy. Fifty participants will receive 10 days of targeted TMS, with follow-up assessments over 10 weeks. The goal is to see if this non-invasive brain stimulation can reduce movement difficulties and other symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a non-drug option to ease movement and non-movement symptoms in Parkinson's and related disorders.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with no control group, so results may not be conclusive. TMS effects can vary, and benefits may be modest or temporary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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30 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Diagnostic Criteria Clinically established or clinically probable Parkinson's Disease (PD) according to the 2015 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) diagnostic criteria; Clinically established or clinically probable Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) according to the 2022 MDS diagnostic criteria; Clinically probable or clinically possible Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) according to the 2017 MDS diagnostic criteria. 2. Demographics Aged 30 to 80 years, inclusive; no gender restrictions. 3. Disease Severity and Staging PD: Modified Hoehn and Yahr (H-Y) stage 2-4; MSA: Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale (UMSARS) Part IV stage 1-4; PSP: Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) grade 2-4. 4. Informed Consent and Compliance Ability to understand and comply with the study requirements and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Contraindications to TMS Presence of intracranial metallic implants or other foreign bodies, including but not limited to cochlear implants, cardiac pacemakers, or internal metallic/magnetic fragments. 2. Contraindications to EEG and MRI EEG: Known allergy to conductive paste or other EEG-related contraindications. MRI: History of claustrophobia, presence of MRI-incompatible implants, or extensive tattoos. 3. Concurrent Physical Therapies Currently receiving Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) or other therapeutic physical modalities, such as Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS). 4. Unstable Medical Conditions Presence of unstable systemic diseases requiring urgent pharmacological or surgical intervention. 5. Neurological and Psychiatric History Personal or family history of epilepsy; History of moderate-to-severe psychiatric or psychological disorders; Chronic insomnia or regular use of sedative-hypnotics; Current use of medications that significantly alter central nervous system excitability.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University First Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China
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