Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
tACS for Neuropathic Pain Management After SCI
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Conditions:
Neuropathic Pain Management
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The overall goal is to investigate the effectiveness of a novel intervention - transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) for neuropathic pain management in people after spinal cord injury.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion/exclusion criteria for SCI subjects
- Inclusion criteria: A patient who
- has neuropathic pain after traumatic spinal cord injury or amputation or brain injury;
- has chronic pain, \>3 months;
- is between 18 to 75 years of age;
- is stable on oral pain medications at least two weeks. Patients are allowed to continue their pain medications, i.e., no change in pain medications.
- NOTE: we plan to begin the study with the spinal cord injury (SCI) subject population as a cohort first, then expand to other subject populations
- Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded if they
- are currently adjusting oral pain medications for their neuropathic pain;
- have pain, but not neuropathic, e.g., from inflammation at the incision wound of the residual limb or neuroma;
- have a pacemaker metal implants or supplemental oxygen;
- have amputation in their arm(s);
- fail to have a motor contraction in the arm muscles with TMS;
- are not able to follow commands, or to give consent;
- have asthma or other pulmonary disease;
- are not medically stable;
- have preexisting psychiatric disorders;
- alcohol or drug abuse.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 31 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
14 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06029075
Start Date
September 1 2025
End Date
March 31 2028
Last Update
February 24 2025
Active Locations (1)
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The University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030