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The Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy in Patients With Lumbar Radiculopathy

NCT04212949 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2019-12-30

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Summary

The present study aims to investigate the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex combined with transforaminal epidural steroid injection in patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy.

Conditions

  • Lumbar Radiculopathy

Interventions

DEVICE

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

Stimulation will be performed from the contralateral M1 cortex of the painful side. Each stimulation session will consist of 1500 pulses (30 trains of 5 seconds each, with an inter-train interval of 25 seconds) delivered at a frequency of 10 Hz. The stimulation intensity will be set at 80% of the resting motor threshold.

DRUG

Transforaminal epidural steroid injection

An epidural steroid injection under guidance of fluoroscopy is used to reduce inflammation at a lumbar spinal nerve root(s). The following drugs will be used for this procedure: 80mg/2ml triamcinolone acetonide (sinakort-A) and 1 mL 0.5% bupivacaine (marcaine)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Marmara University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hakan Gündüz, Prof · Marmara University

  • Gülseren Akyüz, Prof · Marmara University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-11-08
Primary Completion
2020-11-08
Completion
2020-12-08

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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