Clinical Study of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (RTMS) Efficacy Coupled With Mirror Therapy for Neuropathic Pain Relief

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

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 present project will investigate in individuals with neuropathic pain the effects of the rTMS coupled with virtual reality mirror therapy.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 85
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Clinical symptoms typical of neuropathic pain

• Refractory to drug therapies

• Lasting for at least 6 months, with a moderate to severe pain intensity (≥4/10 on Visual Analog Scale, VAS) and a stable pain treatment since 1month at least

• Having right to health benefits

Locations
Other Locations
France
Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Bron
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne
RECRUITING
Saint-etienne
Contact Information
Primary
Roland Peyron, MDPHD
roland.peyron@univ-st-etienne.fr
(0)477825684
Backup
Beatrice DEYGAS, CRA
beatrice.deygas@chu-st-etienne.fr
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-10-27
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-04
Participants
Target number of participants: 64
Treatments
Experimental: rTMS active and active mirror-based therapy using virtual reality
The patient will have an amount of 4 sessions (S3, S5, S7 and S9) for 1.5 months: 1 session every 2 weeks. The patient will receive rTMS active and active mirror-based therapy using virtual reality.
Sham_comparator: rTMS active and sham mirror-based therapy using virtual reality
The patient will have an amount of 4 sessions (S3, S5, S7 and S9) for 1.5 months: 1 session every 2 weeks. The patient will receive rTMS active and sham mirror-based therapy using virtual reality.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

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