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2025-12-25 @ 12:39 AM
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2025-12-25 @ 10:49 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT05832567
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2025-09-17
First Post:
2023-03-24
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
False
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Mechanisms of Open and Hidden Placebo in Stroke Recovery
Sponsor:
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Mechanisms of Open and Hidden Placebo in Stroke Recovery
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2025-09
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This trial aims to investigate whether placebo in isolation (open and hidden) has a specific neural signature in stroke subjects thus providing a novel mechanism to explain placebo effects that can be used to ultimately enhance stroke rehabilitation therapies.
Detailed Description:
Placebo effect leads to significant effects on brain excitability and connectivity, ultimately influencing clinical outcomes, including motor learning in stroke. This trial will provide critical mechanistic data to improve the understanding of placebo in stroke clinical trials, as to solve methodological and ethical dilemma in research designs, and to improve its clinical outcomes. It aims to investigate whether placebo in isolation (open and hidden) has a specific neural signature in stroke subjects. For this purpose, the investigators plan to recruit 56 chronic stroke participants, that will be randomized using blocked randomization in a 2:2:2:1 proportion to one of the following groups, respectively: 1) open placebo (OP) alone (16 subjects); 2) sham rTMS alone (16 subjects); 3) no intervention (16 subjects); or 4) active rTMS alone (8 subjects). All four groups will undergo 2 weeks of daily intervention visits (10 sessions).
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
True
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
True
Is an Unapproved Device?:
True
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
False
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: