Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Thoracic Surgery
Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Thoracic Surgery, Chronic Pain, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Neuromodulation
In brief
Patients with high severity of post-surgical pain scores will be randomized to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) vs sham TMS groups. Both group of patients will have 10 TMS sessions during 5 days. Our hypothesis is that, the reduction in the severity of pain scores will be greater among those patients who are randomized to active TMS group compared to sham TMS group. The investigators will explore how improvements in pain correlate with changes in brain network connectivity.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03994991
- Run by
- Emine Bayman
- People needed
- 0
- Starts
- 2021-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2021-05-19
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-05-24
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- English speaking
- 18 to 80 years old
- scheduled thoracic surgery w/one of the following procedures: thoracotomy, pneumonectomy, removal of lung other than bilobectomy, pneumonectomy, completion pneumonectomy, sleeve lobectomy, segmentectomy, single or multiple wedge resection, or thoracoscopy with excision-plication of bullae, with lobectomy, with partial or total pulmonary decortication or with wedge resection of lung.
- Post-surgery pain equal or greater 4 at phone screen
You may not qualify if…
- limitations of self-expression or visual dysfunction (as assessed by research team member during inpatient screen)
- having emergency surgery
- bipolar, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders
- Alzheimer's, dementia, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury or other similarly impacting neurological issues
- pregnancy
- incarceration
- pain in thoracic region for last two or more months
- additional MRI/TMS exclusions: (implants, stents, neurostimulators, metal, claustrophobia, certain medications)
Where it is running
- University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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