rTMS Efficacy Coupled With Mirror Therapy
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Neuropathic Pain
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Group 1: patient with 4 sessions of active mirror therapy followed by an rTMS stimulation session of the primary motor cortex (M1), Group 2: patient with 4 sessions of sham mirror therapy followed by rTMS of the primary motor cortex (M1).Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)Masking Description: The (motor) task performed by the patient during the sham control mirror therapy session is identical to that performed in active mirror therapy. The only difference is that in sham mirror therapy there is no optical illusion of movement of the affected hand.Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 85 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
This project introduces a new research question that incorporates virtual reality mirror therapy into an established treatment protocol of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for neuropathic pain relief. Neuropathic pain is particularly difficult to treat with classic first-line drug...
This project introduces a new research question that incorporates virtual reality mirror therapy into an established treatment protocol of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for neuropathic pain relief. Neuropathic pain is particularly difficult to treat with classic first-line drugs. Neuromodulation techniques using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) are useful alternative, but there is a need to improve their analgesic effect. Virtual reality mirror therapy has shown the capacity to alleviate pain and may be easily coupled with rTMS. The efficacy of using both techniques in neuropathic pain treatment is unknown. The present project will investigate in individuals with neuropathic pain the effects of the rTMS coupled with virtual reality mirror therapy on: 1) daily pain intensity (i.e. analgesic efficacy); 2) other components of pain and the quality of life; 3) brain activity. It will be the first to provide insight into the efficacy of using together both non-invasive technics of cortical neuromodulation to alleviate pain.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04867187
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Roland Peyron, MDPHD CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE SAINT-ETIENNE
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