Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Effects on Pain Perception

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Gastric Bypass Surgery Pain Management

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to investigate the effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on pain perception. TMS is a non - invasive technique that uses electromagnetic pulses to temporarily stimulate specific brain areas in awake people (without the need for surgery, anesthetic, or other invasive procedures)

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01861574

Run by

Medical University of South Carolina

People needed

108

Starts

2005-02-01

Expected to finish

2011-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-09-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult gastric by-pass patients 18 to 60 years old

You may not qualify if…

• Non gastric by -pass patients.

Where it is running

• Institute of Psychiatry Brain Stimulation lab — Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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