Neuromodulation-Induced Cortical Prehabilitation in High Grade Glioma Near the Motor Pathway: Cortical Plasticity Assessed by Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nTMS)
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Conditions studied: Brain Tumor Adult, Glioma, Glioma, High Grade
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether Neuromodulation-Induced-Cortical-Prehabilitation (NICP)-using physical therapy (constraint-induced movement training, CIM) alone or combined with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)-can promote motor-cortex neuroplasticity before surgery in adults with high-grade gliomas near the motor pathway. It will also learn about the feasibility and safety of these prehabilitation strategies around the time of surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does CIM (with or without rTMS) produce measurable motor-cortex plasticity from baseline to pre-surgery as assessed by neuronavigated TMS (nTMS)? 2. Does adding rTMS to CIM lead to greater neuroplastic changes than CIM alone? 3. What clinical, radiological, and neurophysiological outcomes are observed after surgery in participants who receive prehabilitation compared with controls? Researchers will compare standard care (control) vs CIM-based physical therapy vs CIM plus rTMS to see if these approaches induce preoperative neuroplastic changes that may support better surgical outcomes. Participants will: 1. Be randomized to one of three groups: control, CIM physical therapy, or CIM + rTMS• Undergo nTMS motor mapping and excitability testing at baseline (T0) and the day before surgery (T1) 2. Undergo planned tumor surgery (according to standard methods of care) and complete postoperative clinical, imaging, and neurophysiological follow-up assessments.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07471100
- Run by
- Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige
- People needed
- 63
- Starts
- 2026-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2030-03-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18-80
- Suspect of High Grade Glioma in MRI
- Any case of cortical/subcortical HGG radiologically close to Motor Pathway and, thus, where intraoperative monitoring assistance is usually required
- Preservation of motor function (at least ≥ 3 according to Medical Research Council classification)
- Signed informed Consent
You may not qualify if…
- Refusal to Study participation
- Multifocal/Bilateral Disease
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