# fMRI Study on Cerebral Localization and Network Mechanisms of rTMS in Chronic Ankle Instability Treatment

> **NCT06971705** · NA · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Wuhan University** · enrollment: 40 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Chronic Ankle Instability, CAI
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, rTMS
- **BEHAVIORAL:** ankle stability training
- **DEVICE:** Sham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, SrTMS

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06971705
- **Lead sponsor:** Wuhan University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-03-20
- **Primary completion:** 2026-05-20
- **Final completion:** 2026-10-31
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-18


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06971705

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06971705, "fMRI Study on Cerebral Localization and Network Mechanisms of rTMS in Chronic Ankle Instability Treatment". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06971705. Licensed CC0.

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