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rTMS Effects in the Neuromodulation and Pain Threshold of Chronic Myofascial Pain Patients

NCT01964729 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2013-10-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if rTMS may have a positive impact on pain thresholds and cortical excitability in subjects with chronic musculoskeletal diseases of complex cranio-cervical-mandibular with myofascial component.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

rTMS

The participants will be randomized into placebo-sham or rTMS or treatment groups for 10 consecutive sessions, at 10 Hz frequency.

DEVICE

Sham rTMS

Sham Comparator: For the placebo-controlled condition, we will use the same TMS equipment coupled with a placebo coil that produces the same active sound produced by the active coil.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

    collaborator OTHER

  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wolnei Caumo, PhD · Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

  • Letizzia Dall´Agnol · Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-02-28
Completion
2014-05-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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Diseases

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