The aim of this study is to examine if combined treatment with TMS and cognitive training (CoTra) for several weeks can produce a sustained improvement in cognitive and behavioral symptomatology of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients.
The current available pharmaceutical treatment for Alzheimer Disease (AD) is only partially and temporary effective. Therefore, new approaches are needed. rTMS is a non-invasive technique which generates a small electric current that induces a modulation in cortical excitability. In addition, cognitive training was suggested to improve cognitive functions in Alzheimer patients. In this study we intend to treat mild to moderate AD patients with rTMS interlaced with cognitive training (rTMS- COG). Patients with probable AD will be treated with rTMS-COG daily for 6 weeks followed by maintenance sessions for additional 3 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
15
sham TMS and sham cognitive training
TMS combined with cognitive training
Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Beer Yaakov, Israel
A significant improvement and/or improvement of at least 2 points on ADAS-COG of the Treatment Group in comparison with the Placebo Group after 6 weeks of treatment.
Time frame: pre-treatment, 6, and 18 weeks
Safety profile: rate of device and/or procedure related adverse events.
Time frame: weekly
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