intractable deafferentation pain
Conditions
Interventions
Pain relief is analysed for 2 weeks after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation(5Hz 10sec for 50sec interval, 30 times, 90% of resting motor thershold). Three cosecutive trials.
Sponsors
Osaka University Medical Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The patients with drug-resistant (intractable) deafferentation pain for more than 6 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The patients with history of convulsion, with unraptured aneurysm, with heart pacer, with brain stimulation device, and whom the physicians considered not to fit for this research trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| visual analogue scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SF-McGill Pain Questionare | — |
Countries
Japan
Outcome results
None listed