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Comparison of the Efficacy of rTMS and tDCS of the Motor Cortex in Patients With Chronic Neuropathic Pain

NCT02030626 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 35

Last updated 2015-12-09

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Summary

The present study aims to compare directly the efficacy of two noninvasive neurostimulation techniques : repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct electrical current of the motor cortex in patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy on pain intensity.

Conditions

  • Lumbar Radiculopathy

Interventions

DEVICE

active or placebo rTMS or active or placebo tDCS

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Ambroise Paré Paris

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Didier BOUHASSIRA, MD PhD · INSERM U 987

  • Jean Pascal LEFAUCHEUR, MD PhD · APHP

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-01-31
Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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