Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of rTMS and H Coil in Neuropathic Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital Ambroise Paré Paris
Conditions:
Central Pain Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
rTMS of the motor cortex is an increasingly established analgesic technique for the treatment of neuropathic pain. However its efficacy is generally modest. One reason may be the that conventional rTM...
Detailed Description
This will be a tricenter randomized double blind sham controlled trial with stratified randomization based on the area of pain. Patients will first undergo MRI of the skull to determine the exact posi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age over 18 years and less than 80 years
- Average pain intensity ≥ 4/10 at screening and randomization
- Persistent pain for at least 6 months
- Stable pharmacological treatment for pain
- Central neuropathic pain as diagnosed by DN4 and NeuPSIG classification algorithm related to stable multiple sclerosis, spinal cord lesion or past stroke
Exclusion
- Any clinically significant or unstable medical or psychiatric disorder
- History of substance abuse
- Litigation
- Pregnancy/lactation
- Contraindication to rTMS or Hcoil
- Intermittent pain, more severe pain than neuropathic pain and diffuse pain
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 3 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03370107
Start Date
January 3 2018
End Date
October 30 2021
Last Update
October 17 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Pain Management and Research, Oslo University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
Oslo, Norway, 0424