Multicenter study of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of primary motor cortex for intractable neuropathic pain: determination of the effect by consecutive rTMS and analysis of the mechanism

Multicenter study of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of primary motor cortex for intractable neuropathic pain: determination of the effect by consecutive rTMS and analysis of the mechanism - Treatment of neuropathic pain with consecutive rTMS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000003048

Enrollment

Registered

2010-01-17

Start date

2009-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Intractable neuropathic pain

Interventions

real repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation sham stimulation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Intractable neuropathic pain for 6 months (2) the patients who agree with no change of drugs during trial (3) No cognitive disorders, aphasia, psychiatric disorder, higher brain dysfunction or desire for suicide (4) the patients who can write questionare (5) over 20 years old (6) informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) metal implant on the head (2) heart pacing, drug infusion pump (3) severe heart diseases (4) Major cerebral infarction, head traum, epilepsy, brain tumor (5) pregnancy (6) the patients who was excluded by doctors

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual analogue scale	—

Countries

Japan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026