on-Invasive Brain Stimulation in the treatment of Pain due to brachial plexus injury

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Injury of Brachial Plexus; Chronic Intractable Pain; Pain, Intractable; Chronic Pain.; S14.3; R52.1; C23.888.592.612.776; C23.888.592.612.274

• Registration Number: RBR-5xnjbc
• Lead Sponsor: Programa de Pós-graduação em Neurociência Cognitiva e Comportamento

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-09-03
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Age over 18 years
Score of 4 to 10 points in the Scale for Pain Evaluation
Persistent pain and refractory to clinical treatment for at least 6 months
Appropriate pharmacological treatment for pain for at least 1 month before the start of the study

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with other neurological or psychiatric disorders, including major ongoing depression
Previous history of substance abuse
Contraindications for rTMS and / or tDCS

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain improvement, evaluated by the Pain Rating Scale with at least a 30% decrease in the score

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of the multidimensional pain descriptors evaluated through the McGILL Pain Questionnaire, with a decrease in the number of descriptors and pain index score;Improvement of anxiety assessed by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - STAI, with a decrease in the score;Improvement of quality of life (Brazilian Version of the Quality of Life Questionnaire -SF-36), with a increase in the score.