rTMS Effects in the Neuromodulation and Pain Threshold of Chronic Myofascial Pain Patients
Unknown statusPhase 2NCT01964729
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
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.
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Cortical, Subcortical Neuromodulation and in Pain Threshold of Chronic Myofascial Pain Patients
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
- Collaborators
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul; Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
- Start date
- 2013-08
- Primary completion
- 2014-02
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 19 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Brazil
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: Will be included in the study female literate patients, with chronic myofascial pain of the craniomandibular complex (duration longer than 3 months). Must submit at least one (1) myofascial trigger point pain and restriction of neck mobility, skull or face and / or shoulder girdle, at the time of evaluation. Also, patients should report verbally have had pain and / or discomfort in a mean score greater than or equal to 30 mm, at least 7 consecutive days pre-treatment, to be measured on the visual analog scale (VAS) (scores ranging from 0 to 100 mm). Exclusion Criteria: Will be excluded from the study patients with neurological deficits, systemic diseases unbalanced, fibromyalgia, chronic inflammatory diseases. Moreover, those who are using steroids.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01964729