Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must speak English fluently
- Diagnosis of MCI as defined by:
- Clinical diagnosis by a neurologist
- Neuropsychological testing support of MCI
- Meet criteria for MCI
- Subjective cognitive decline reported by participant and/or an informant
- Objective memory impairment in one or more cognitive domains for age
- Essentially preserved general cognitive function
- Largely intact functional activities
- Does not meet criteria for dementia as judged by a clinician
- Eligible for transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) based on safety criteria
- Clinical Dementia Rating=0.5
- Geriatric Depression Scale score less than 6
- Medically stable and in good general health
- Not pregnant, lactating, or of childbearing potential
- Stable medication regimen for at least 4 weeks prior to baseline visit
- Adequate visual and auditory abilities to complete neuropsychological testing
- Ability to provide informed consent
- Have a care partner who is available to accompany the participant to study visits for
the duration of the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to communicate in the English language
- Meet criteria for dementia
- Contraindications to TMS or MRI, including patients who have
- conductive, ferromagnetic or other magnetic-sensitive metals implanted in their
head or within 30 cm of the treatment coil (e.g., cochlear implants, implanted
electrodes/stimulators, aneurysm clips or coils, stents, bullet fragments or
jewelry)
- active or inactive implants, including deep brain stimulators, cochlear implants,
vagus nerve stimulators or implanted device leads
- Any true positive findings on the TMS safety screening form
- Prior exposure to TMS, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), or any neurostimulation within
the past 12 months
- History of epilepsy or seizures
- Medical conditions or use of medications that increase risk of seizures
- History of traumatic brain injury
- History of intracranial mass or lesion
- History of stroke, including hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic stroke
- Medications associated with seizures (Examples: Analgesics - Opioids (e.g.,
meperidine, tramadol); Anti-amyloid immunotherapy such as aducanumab;
Antimicrobials - Carbapenems (e.g., imipenem), Cephalosporins (fourth
generation), Fluoroquinolones (e.g., ciprofloxacin), Isoniazid, Penicillins;
Hypoglycemic agents; Immunosuppressants - Azathioprine, Cyclosporine,
Mycophenolate, Tacrolimus; Psychiatric medications - Antipsychotics, Atomoxetine,
Bupropion, Buspirone, Lithium, Monoamine oxidase inhibitors; Pulmonary drugs -
Aminophylline, Theophylline; Stimulants - Amphetamines, Methylphenidate;
Sympathomimetics and decongestants - Anorexiants (e.g., diethylpropion,
phentermine, nonprescription diet aids), Phenylephrine, Pseudoephedrine.)
- Psychiatric disorders
- Primary psychotic disorder (schizophrenia, schizoaffective, or schizophreniform
disorder), any history
- Primary mood disorder (major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder) within the
past 12 months
- Substance use disorder (except caffeine and nicotine) within the past 12 months
- Active symptoms of depression, anxiety, mania, psychosis, or substance use (except
caffeine and nicotine) within the past year
- Active symptoms of depression will be identified based on geriatric depression
scale ≥ 6
- Other active symptoms of psychiatric conditions to be determined by study
investigators
- Sleep disorders that are considered clinically significant and not sufficiently
treated by the investigative team, including untreated obstructive sleep apnea
(apnea-hypopnea index >15), untreated/suboptimally treated REM sleep behavior
disorder, untreated/suboptimally treated restless legs syndrome
- Pregnancy or suspected pregnancy
- Participation in another concurrent interventional clinical trial
- Any unstable medical condition
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Inability to adhere to the protocol
Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
Eligibility last updated 9/15/22. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.