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Behavioural Intervention

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Back Pain

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Northwestern University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
≥ 6 months of back pain on a daily basis;
male or female with no racial or ethnic restrictions;
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up pain is assessed at baseline, end of first intervention and end of the second intervention.
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether TMS can help relieve chronic low back pain by affecting hippocampal network connectivity.

Eligible Conditions
  • Back Pain
  • Chronic Pain
  • Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~approximately 6 weeks - baseline and after the end of hippocampal stimulation
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and approximately 6 weeks - baseline and after the end of hippocampal stimulation for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Changes in Pain Scales
Secondary outcome measures
Changes in Hippocampal Connectivity

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Sham-stimulationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Sham rTMS
Group II: Hippocampus-stimulationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Active high-frequency rTMS (20 Hz pulse trains)
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
2011
Completed Phase 4
~710
Sham rTMS
2008
Completed Phase 3
~1020

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Northwestern UniversityLead Sponsor
1,576 Previous Clinical Trials
911,906 Total Patients Enrolled
10 Trials studying Back Pain
1,075 Patients Enrolled for Back Pain
National Institutes of Health (NIH)NIH
2,679 Previous Clinical Trials
6,910,666 Total Patients Enrolled
13 Trials studying Back Pain
252,213 Patients Enrolled for Back Pain
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)NIH
2,447 Previous Clinical Trials
2,594,050 Total Patients Enrolled
9 Trials studying Back Pain
918 Patients Enrolled for Back Pain

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~4 spots leftby Mar 2025