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Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation in the treatment of Pain due to brachial plexus injury

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Versus Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain due Braquial Plexus Injury: A Randomized Pilot Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-5xnjbc
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-09-03
Start date
2018-08-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Injury of Brachial Plexus

Interventions

To evaluate and compare the effectiveness of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in the treatment of pain in patients with neuropathi
Procedure/surgery
E02.621.820
E02.331.750

Sponsors

Programa de Pós-graduação em Neurociência Cognitiva e Comportamento
Lead Sponsor
Instituto de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia da Paraíba
Collaborator
Hospital Estadual de Emergência e Trauma Senador Humberto Lucena
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age over 18 years Score of 4 to 10 points in the Scale for Pain Evaluation Persistent pain and refractory to clinical treatment for at least 6 months Appropriate pharmacological treatment for pain for at least 1 month before the start of the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with other neurological or psychiatric disorders, including major ongoing depression Previous history of substance abuse Contraindications for rTMS and / or tDCS

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain improvement, evaluated by the Pain Rating Scale with at least a 30% decrease in the score—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement of the multidimensional pain descriptors evaluated through the McGILL Pain Questionnaire, with a decrease in the number of descriptors and pain index score;Improvement of anxiety assessed by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - STAI, with a decrease in the score;Improvement of quality of life (Brazilian Version of the Quality of Life Questionnaire -SF-36), with a increase in the score.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactErickson;Suellen Mary Assis;Andrade

Postgraduate Program in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience - Federal University of Paraíba;Postgraduate Program in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience - Federal University of Paraíba

erickson_bonifacio@hotmail.com;suellenandrade@gmail.com+558332098756;+558332098756

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026