Study of RTMS Analgesic Effect in Chronic Neuropathic Pain,
ConditionChronic Neuropathic Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Grenoble
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to compare the analgesic effectiveness of three modes of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in chronic neuropathic pain:
* Classical rTMS stimulation * Deeper rTMS stimulation * Sham rTMS stimulation
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patient's written consent
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Male or female, suffering for more than a year from unilateral refractory neuropathic pain: hemi-body, upper limb, lower limb and facial chronic pain.
Patient whose analgesic treatment, is stable for at least 1 month.
Disqualifiers
History of drug addiction, epilepsy, cranial trauma
History of psychiatric disorder
Patients previously treated with rTMS
Patient with intracranial ferromagnetic material or implanted stimulator
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- RepetitiveTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
Treatment groups
45 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov