Clinical study on stroke recovery and the long-term effects of repetitive transcranial stimulation on central post-stroke pain

Clinical study on stroke recovery and the long-term effects of repetitive transcranial stimulation on central post-stroke pain - Stroke recovery and long-term relief of central post-stroke pain induced by rTMS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000016409

Enrollment

Registered

2015-02-02

Start date

2006-02-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Neuropathic pain such as central post-stroke pain

Interventions

rTMS with stimulating intensity of 90% of the active motor threshold, 10 trains of 10-second 5Hz-rTMS will be delivered over the motor cortex on the affected side. This rTMS session will be repeated o

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients exhibited various degrees of intractable pain in their paretic extremities caused by neurological lesions such as stroke

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of epilepsy Presence of intracranial metal Electrodes inside the heart

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The degree of the pain will be assessed at each rTMS session.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Adverse effect if any.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasahito Kobayashi

Saitama Medical University Hospital Neurosurgery

mkob@saitama-med.ac.jp049-276-1287

Outcome results

None listed

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