Effect of TMS on Neuropathic Pain for Patients With Sci

About this trial

This trial is enrolling 39 participants with chronic spinal cord injury and chronic central (neuropathic) pain to test the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on that pain. rTMS is a non-invasive technique which uses a magnetic field to stimulate the brain. An electric coil (held over the head) delivers magnetic pulses that activate parts of the brain underneath the coil. If included, participants will be randomly assigned to undergo 10 sessions over a 2-week period of either sham (inactive) or active rTMS, targeting either the primary motor cortex (a part of the brain which has been found previously to beneficially affect central pain) or the anterior cingulate cortex (another part which may also affect pain). Final testing for neuropathic pain will be performed after 12 weeks.