| Title : Effects of a combined transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and cognitive training intervention in patients with Alzheimer's disease - Sabbagh_2020_Alzheimers.Dement_16_641 |
| Author(s) : Sabbagh M , Sadowsky C , Tousi B , Agronin ME , Alva G , Armon C , Bernick C , Keegan AP , Karantzoulis S , Baror E , Ploznik M , Pascual-Leone A |
| Ref : Alzheimers Dement , 16 :641 , 2020 |
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Abstract :
INTRODUCTION: This clinical trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of a 6-week course of daily neuroAD therapy. METHODS: 131 subjects between 60 and 90 years old, unmedicated for Alzheimer's disease (AD), or on stable doses of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and/or memantine, with Mini-Mental State Examination scores between 18 and 26, clinical dementia rating scale scores of 1 or 2, enrolled for a prospective, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, multicenter clinical trial. Structural brain MRIs were obtained for transcranial magnetic stimulation targeting. Baseline Alzheimer's disease assessment scale-cognitive (ADAS-Cog) and Clinical Global Impression of Change were assessed. 129 participants were randomized to active treatment plus standard of care (SOC) or sham treatments plus SOC. RESULTS: Subjects with baseline ADAS-Cog = 30 (~85% of study population) showed a statistically significant benefit favoring active over sham. Responder analysis showed 31.7% participants in the active group with = -4 point improvement on ADAS-Cog versus 15.4% in the sham group. DISCUSSION: neuroAD Therapy System provides a low-risk therapeutic benefit for patients with milder AD (baseline ADAS-Cog =30) beyond pharmacologic SOC. |
| PubMedSearch : Sabbagh_2020_Alzheimers.Dement_16_641 |
| PubMedID: 31879235 |
Sabbagh M, Sadowsky C, Tousi B, Agronin ME, Alva G, Armon C, Bernick C, Keegan AP, Karantzoulis S, Baror E, Ploznik M, Pascual-Leone A (2020)
Effects of a combined transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and cognitive training intervention in patients with Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimers Dement
16 :641
Sabbagh M, Sadowsky C, Tousi B, Agronin ME, Alva G, Armon C, Bernick C, Keegan AP, Karantzoulis S, Baror E, Ploznik M, Pascual-Leone A (2020)
Alzheimers Dement
16 :641