Teta Burst Versus 10 Hz Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation İn Neuropathic Pain: A Sham Controlled Comparison

Technology
Pain
Online since 19 February 2024, updated 291 days ago

About this trial

Neuropathic pain is a common complication after spinal cord injury (SCI), which significantly affects the patient's quality of life and may be resistant to pharmacological treatment. In our study, we ...

Included participants

Gender
All
Age
18 - 65 years
Injury level
C1 - S5
  • Severity (AIS)?
  • Time since injury
    ≥ 4 months
  • Injury type
  • Traumatic

    Non-traumatic

    Healthy volunteers
    No
    C1-S5
    Additionally, participants must
    NOT have a lesion in the brain
    NOT have an intracranial metallic implant or cardiac pacemaker

    What’s involved

    Type

    Technology

    Details

    Pharmacological treatments may be insufficient to limit neuropathic pain. Therefore, research continues for safe and effective new treatments. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation method that modulates the cortical excitability of the motor area to which it is applied. Theta Burst stimulation (TBS) is a new rTMS method consisting of stimulation sequences in a special pattern. It stands out with its ability to deliver high pulses in a short time and its high capacity to induce cortical plasticity. Intermittent TBS (iTBS) and high frequency rTMS facilitate excitability in the motor area where it is applied, and this effect is used in pain treatment. Pain modulation with these methods has been tried in some studies. Therefore, repetitive magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex by these two methods may be good options for the treatment of neuropathic pain resistant to pharmacological treatment in patients with SCI.

    Potential benefits

    Main benefits

    Pain

    Additional benefits

    General health

    Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.

    Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder

    Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.

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    • Trial recruitment status
    • Ended
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Jul 2022
    • Organisation
    • Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
    • Trial recruitment status
    • Ended
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Jul 2022
    • Organisation
    • Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

    Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder

    Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.

    Learn more