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Effect of magnetic therapy on brain in patients with amputation

Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Phantom Limb Pain - rTMS_PLP

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/07/043938
Enrollment
30
Registered
2022-07-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G546- Phantom limb syndrome with pain

Interventions

Intervention1: Real rTMS: rTMS therapy at 1Hz on Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex at 90% RMT for 10 sessions. Each session is of 26minutes Control Intervention1: Sham rTMS: Sham rTMS therapy at 1Hz on D

Sponsors

AIIMS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Willingness to participate in the study 2.Traumatic amputation surgery of the limb 3.Symptoms compatible with phantom limb pain

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Presence of cardiac pacemaker, medical pumps, or metal implants 2.Pregnancy 3.Neuropsychiatric disorders that can affect the patient ability to consent to the study participation 4.Diagnosis of epilepsy or cardiac disease 5.Any pathology that could alter the course of phantom limb pain (diagnosis of cancer, immunological disorders, renal insufficiency requiring dialysis treatment, etc)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) ScoreTimepoint: Improvement in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Score after 10 sessions—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Increase in Beta- endorphin levelsTimepoint: After 10 sessions of rTMS therapy—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDeepanshu Vats

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

drakanksha111@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026