Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Trigeminal Neuralgia
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT04120129
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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 primary objective is to establish the feasibility of using TMS for COFP pain management in the interim period before surgery. This will be investigated by comparing the non-intervention group's self-reported pain to those who recieved TMS at several timepoints.
Study details
- Official title
- An Investigation of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Trigeminal Neuralgia (TGN)
- Conditions
- Facial Pain
- Interventions
- Device: TMS
- Device: sham TMS coil
- Sponsor
- Carilion Clinic
- Start date
- 2020-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2021-02
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 100 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Documented diagnosis of classic trigeminal neuralgia or persisten idiopathic facial pain * Considered an appropriate candidate for surgical or stereotactic intervention - microvascular decompression or stereotactic radiosurgery- ( includes factors such as overall health, chronic medication, comorbidities) and patient preference * Between ages 18-100 * Able to participate in 5 consecutive TMS treatments * Has at least 3 weeks between pre-op visit and scheduled date of surgery * Able to provide consent and complete online questionnaires on their own Exclusion Criteria: * Multiple Sclerosis or trauma-related etiology of facial pain (i.e. secondary facial pain) * contraindication to TMS, per device guidelines: Metallic implant in or near head Implanted stimulator on or near head recent suicidal ideation history of epilepsy, stroke, or unexplained seizure \- Need for urgent/emergent surgical decompression.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04120129