- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02030626
Comparison of the Efficacy of rTMS and tDCS of the Motor Cortex in Patients With Chronic Neuropathic Pain
Comparison of the Efficacy of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Motor Cortex in Patients With Neuropathic Pain Due to Chronic Radiculopathy
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 4
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Boulogne Billancourt, France, 92100
- Hôpital Ambroise Paré
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Créteil, France, 94000
- Hopital Henri MONDOR, APHP
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients aged more than 18 years and less than 60 years, males of females Lumbosciatica or lumbocruralgia with predominant neuropathic components with DN4 score ≥ 4/10 Chronic pain with an intensity of at least 4/10 Stable analgesic treatment for at least 15 days before inclusion Able to speak and understand French Social security
Exclusion Criteria:
Work accident or litigation Contraindication to rTMS (sismotherapy in the preceding month, epilepsia, past head trauma, intracranial hypertension, metallic clip, pace maker, pregnancy or lactation Major depressive episode Intermittent pain Consent refusal Impossible to follow up during the duration of the study Pain more severe than neuropathic pain
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Quadruple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: active rTMS or active tDCS or placebo
Active rTMS (10 Hz) of the motor cortex followed by active tDCS (2 mA) of the motor cortex or conversely
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Placebo Comparator: Sham rTMS followed by tDCS (or conversely)
Placebo rTMD followed by placebo tDCS or conversely
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Comparison of rTMS and tDCS on average pain intensity
Time Frame: 7 days after 3 days of stimulation
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Average pain intensity numerical scales (0-10)
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7 days after 3 days of stimulation
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Comparison of rTMS and sham stimulation on average pain intensity
Time Frame: 7 days after 3 stimulation days
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numerical scale for pain intensity (0-10)
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7 days after 3 stimulation days
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comparison of tDCS and sham stimulation on average pain intensity
Time Frame: at 7 days after 3 days of stimulation
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numerical scales for pain intensity (0-10)
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at 7 days after 3 days of stimulation
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comparison of rTMS and tDCS on current pain
Time Frame: 1 hour after each stimulation session
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pain intensity (right now)1 hour after each stimulation
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1 hour after each stimulation session
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comparison of rTMS and tDCS on pain intensity
Time Frame: 2 days after 3 stimulation days
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numerical score (0-10) for pain over the last 24 hours
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2 days after 3 stimulation days
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comparison of rTMS versus tDCS and versus sham on BPI interference
Time Frame: 7 days after the end of 3 stimulation days
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BPI interference scale (0-70)
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7 days after the end of 3 stimulation days
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comparison of rTMS versus tDCS and sham on pain catastrophizing
Time Frame: 7 days after the last day of stimulation (3 days)
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Pain catastrophizing scale (PCS)
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7 days after the last day of stimulation (3 days)
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comparison of rTMS versus tDCS and sham on anxiety and depression
Time Frame: 7 days after the end of stimulation sessions
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Hospital anxiety and depression scale
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7 days after the end of stimulation sessions
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comparison of rTMS versus tDCS and sham on neuropathic symptoms
Time Frame: 7 days after the end of stimulations
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Neuropathic pain symptom inventory
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7 days after the end of stimulations
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comparison of rTMS versus tDCS and sham on thermal testing
Time Frame: 2 days and 7 days after stimulation days
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thermal testing using thermotest on the upper limbs
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2 days and 7 days after stimulation days
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comparison of safety between rTMS and tDCS and between neurostimulation and sham
Time Frame: immediately after each stimulation, then at 2 days and 7 days
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any emerging side effects
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immediately after each stimulation, then at 2 days and 7 days
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Director: Didier BOUHASSIRA, MD PhD, INSERM U 987
- Principal Investigator: Jean Pascal LEFAUCHEUR, MD PhD, APHP
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- rTMS versus tDCS
- 2010-018309-12 (Registry Identifier: eudract)
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