Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of primary motor cortex for intractable neuropathic pain: determination of the effect between 8 shaped coil and H-coil by consecutive rTMS and analysis of the mechanism

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of primary motor cortex for intractable neuropathic pain: determination of the effect between 8 shaped coil and H-coil by consecutive rTMS and analysis of the mechanism - Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of primary motor cortex for intractable neuropathic pain: determination of the effect between 8 shaped coil and H-coil by consecutive rTMS and analysis of the mechanism

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000010536

Enrollment

Registered

2013-04-19

Start date

2013-04-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Intractable neuropathic pain

Interventions

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of H-coil Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of 8 shaped coil Sham stimulation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Intractable neuropathic pain for 6 months (2)Patients who consented to keep drug and living conditions during the study (3) No cognitive disorders, aphasia, psychiatric disorder, higher brain dysfunction (4) the patients who can write questionare (5) over 20 years old (6) Those who give us informed consent to participate in the present study after detailed explanation of the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) No implantation of metal in head, except in the mouth (2) Those having heart pacemaker or drug infusion pomp (3) Those having heart pacemaker or severe heart diseases (4) Those having the deep brain stimulation or the spinal cord stimulation (5)Major cerebral infarction, head traum, epilepsy, brain tumor (6) Pregnant or intend to be pregnant (7) the patients who are excluded by doctors

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
SF-MPQ 2(Short form of McGill pain questionnaire2) patient global impression of change scale(PGIC) Beck depression inventory(BDI)	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
VAS (Visual analogue scale)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakeshi Shimizu

Osaka university Department of Neuromodulation and Neurosurgery,Office forUniversity-Industry Collaboration

Takeshi.Shimizu32@gmail.com+81-6-6879-4138

Outcome results

None listed

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