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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Active rTMS at the LMC for Muscle Pain

N/A
Recruiting
Led By Albert Leung, M.D.
Research Sponsored by Veterans Medical Research Foundation
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, and 3-month

Summary

This trial will study if using magnetic pulses to stimulate the brain can help relieve headaches and pain related to Gulf War Illness.

Eligible Conditions
  • Gulf War Syndrome
  • Arthritis
  • Chronic Multisymptom Illness
  • Muscle Pain
  • Headache

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, and 3-month
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, and 3-month for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change from baseline to post treatment of GWI-related pain and headaches
Change from baseline to post treatment of body pain
Change from baseline to post treatment of fatigue
+8 more
Secondary study objectives
Change from baseline to post treatment of PTSD symptoms
Change in opioid-based pain medication usage
Explore changes in supraspinal resting state functional connectivity

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Active rTMS at the LMCActive Control1 Intervention
Subjects will receive the repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) study procedure at the left motor cortex (LMC)
Group II: Sham rTMS at the LMCPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Sham rTMS will appear the same as the active, with the same parameters, but will not receive the actual magnetic stimulation to the LMC.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Veterans Medical Research FoundationLead Sponsor
44 Previous Clinical Trials
4,856 Total Patients Enrolled
United States Department of DefenseFED
910 Previous Clinical Trials
333,581 Total Patients Enrolled
Albert Leung, M.D.Principal InvestigatorSan Diego Veterans Healthcare System
2 Previous Clinical Trials
130 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

rTMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04182659 — N/A
Muscle Pain Research Study Groups: Active rTMS at the LMC, Sham rTMS at the LMC
Muscle Pain Clinical Trial 2023: rTMS Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04182659 — N/A
rTMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04182659 — N/A
~25 spots leftby Nov 2025