Breakthrough ultrasound treatment to reverse dementia moves to human trials

Re:Breakthrough ultrasound treatment to reverse dementia mov... by jf- on Thursday December 20, 2018 @07:27AM (#18724314)

It’s moving to a phase I trial, that means it’s just being tested for tolerability and adverse effects. A firm conclusion about outcome won’t be available until a phase III trial is completed, that’s years down the line. So we don’t know, but looks promising.

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Re:Breakthrough ultrasound treatment to reverse dementia mov... by petra on Thursday December 20, 2018 @11:31AM (#18726296)

Assuming this gets "breakthrough therapy" designation how many years down the line will it be available ?

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Re:Breakthrough ultrasound treatment to reverse dementia mov... by jf- on Thursday December 20, 2018 @11:41AM (#18726413)

Well it's not a drug, and I assume that they're using previously approved medical devices to apply it. It seems to me to be more like a new surgical technique. In that case it may just be a matter of finding a physician willing to apply it, though without safety or efficacy data I would expect that number to be hovering around zero.

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