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Analgesic Effect of Accelerated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Neuropathic Pain
Sponsor: Jakub Antczak
Summary
Peripheral neuropathy is a frequent condition, commonly associated with pain. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive method of modulation of brain plasticity and is regarded as one of alternative methods to alleviate pain associated with various kind of neuropathies. rTMS is usually performed once a day and the whole therapy of neuropathic pain lasts one week. In a number of recent clinical trials including patients with depression and some other disorders, rTMS was delivered several times a day, which reduced the time of the whole therapy. This approach was termed an accelerated rTMS. The purpose of this study is to investigate feasibility of accelerated rTMS in treatment of neuropathic pain.
Official title: Analgesic Effect of Accelerated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Pain Related to Peripheral Neuropathy
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
70
Start Date
2022-11-04
Completion Date
2026-09-30
Last Updated
2024-10-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Active repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
High frequency rTMS over the primary motor area to induce the long term potentiation of primary motor areas for the muscles of upper extremity.
Sham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Sham stimulation to mimic the high frequency rTMS over the primary motor area.
Locations (1)
Jagiellonian University Medical College
Krakow, Poland