Determination of Analgesic Effect From One Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation(TMS)Treatment Following Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery. (TMS)

March 7, 2016 updated by: Dr. Norman Moore, East Tennessee State University

Determination of the Analgesic Effects of One Session of Postoperative Left Prefrontal Cortex Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Following Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery.

To determine whether real TMS is more effective than sham TMS in reducing pain following surgery

Study Overview

Detailed Description

To determine the amount of opiate and pain medication administered in the week following surgery. Subjects will receive an identical pain control regimen. Participants will undergo TMS motor threshold assessment at the ETSU Innovation Lab prior to the planned surgery. At this appointment a baseline Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Center for Epidemiological Studies 10-item Depression scale (CES-D) and visual analog scale (VAS) ratings of pain and mood will be obtained.VAS ratings will also be done each evening over the following week. One day after surgery, the subject will return to the Innovation lab for TMS. A total of 22 subjects will be recruited for the study. At the return visit, 11 will receive 40 minutes of 10 Hz repetitive TMS at 120% of rMT (4-second stimulation trains with 26-second interstimulus intervals). The other 11 participants will receive sham treatment under identical settings. Participants, medical staff providing clinical care to patients and raters will not know whether participants receive real or sham TMS. Patients will keep a log of pain medications used over the following week in addition to the VAS ratings. Follow-up will occur one week after the TMS therapy. The subject will turn in logs and repeat BDI and CES-D scales.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Tennessee
      • Johnson City, Tennessee, United States, 37604
        • ETSU Dept. of Psychiatry

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria: Dental fillings, implants, and bridge work are permitted. -

Exclusion Criteria: Metal objects within 30 cm of the brain. These include cochlear implants, stents, vagus nerve stimulators, heart devices, bullet fragments, or jewelry. Monitors, earrings, hearing aids, eyeglasses, jewelry, hair barrettes, cell phones, and digital sound recording device players will be removed. Actively suicidal. Older than 70 years. Seizures, strokes, dementia, or movement disorders. Pregnant or nursing. Permanent makeup with metal ink. Medication known to increase risk of seizures.

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Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Active Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
During TMS treatment, a coil, which creates a magnetic field, will be placed on the left prefrontal area of the head. Active TMS will stimulate for 4 seconds, pause for 26 seconds, and repeat this for approximately 40 minutes. There will be a total of 3000 pulses during treatment. We expect TMS to decrease pain and depression.
TMS is a non-invasive treatment. During TMS treatment, a coil, which creates a magnetic field, will be placed on the left prefrontal area of the head. Active TMS will stimulate for 4 seconds, pause for 26 seconds, and repeat this for approximately 40 minutes. There will be a total of 3000 pulses during treatment. We expect TMS to decrease pain and depression. In order to find out if this is true, we will compare real TMS with sham (inactive) TMS.This will allow us to decide if active TMS is successful because of electrical stimulation, or because of the support, concern, and understanding of the research team.
Sham Comparator: Sham Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
During sham TMS, a coil will be placed on the left prefrontal area of the head. Sham TMS will simulate active treatment as described in active arm.
Inactive treatment (simulation of active TMS)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Daily and total mg of opiate pain medication and any other over the counter alternate pain medication.
Time Frame: One year
One year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Changes in Visual Analog Scales daily for mood and pain as well as an initial and final Beck Depression Inventory and Center for Epidemiological Studies 10-item Depression Scale
Time Frame: One year
One year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

July 1, 2016

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 10, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 10, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

August 13, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 8, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 7, 2016

Last Verified

March 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0615.11f

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