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NCT07399600: P-TMS MetALD
Personalized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Metabolic Dysfunction and Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
NA trial testing Individually Targeted rTMS in Liver Diseases, Alcoholic in 105 participants. Not yet recruiting.
31 August 2027
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Not yet recruiting |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | quadruple |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 105 |
| Start date | 1 February 2026 |
| Primary completion | 31 August 2027 |
| Estimated completion | 31 December 2027 |
| Sites | 1 location across China |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Individually Targeted rTMS
- Conventional rTMS
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Sham — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Liver Diseases, Alcoholic — all drugs for Liver Diseases, Alcoholic →
- Fatty Liver — all drugs for Fatty Liver →
- Metabolic Syndrome — all drugs for Metabolic Syndrome →
Sponsor
The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University
Who can join
Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Liver Diseases, Alcoholic or Fatty Liver. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, works to treat Metabolic dysfunction-associated and alcohol-associated liver disease (MetALD). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can rTMS effectively treat MetALD? * Is an individualized, precision-targeted rTMS approach more effective than the standard rTMS method? * What changes in brain activity are associated with the treatment? Researchers will compare three different types of stimulation: * Group A: Individualized rTMS targeting a deep brain reward area (the Nucleus Accumbens) based on each participant's brain scan (fMRI). * Group B: Standard rTMS applied using the traditional "5 cm" rule for positioning. * Group C: Sham (placebo) rTMS, which mimics the procedure but delivers no significant magnetic stimulation. Participants will: * Be randomly assigned to one of the three groups (A, B, or C). * Undergo an MRI brain scan before starting treatment. * Receive a total of 20 rTMS sessions, completing at least 4 sessions per week. * Have additional MRI scans and clinical assessments halfway through and immediately after the treatment course. * Attend follow-up visits at 1, 3, and 6 months after treatment completion to assess long-term effects.
Publications & conference data
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07399600 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University
- Last refreshed: 10 February 2026
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