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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulationfor 2010 criteria diagnosed Fibromyalgia with a comorbidity of depression: Evidence from a pilot Randomized Sham-Controlled Study

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
A treatment option for Medication-resistant fibromyalgia
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000023721
Lead Sponsor
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Patients were excluded if they had a lifetime psychiatric history of psychotic disorders, bipolar I or II disorder, substance abuse or dependence, personality disorders (based on DSM-IV criteria) or a lifetime medical history of major systemic illness, neurological disorders (e.g. stroke, post-brain surgery, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury), or cardiac pacemakers, brain implants or neurostimulators; or if they were pregnant.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
the changing of VAS-pain (week-2 vs. baseline) in response to the 2-week prefrontalrTMS
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
FDG-PET; CANTAB for working memory, go/no-goand MSCEIT; serum IL-2, IL-6, TNF-alpha, insulin, CRP; Young mania Rating scale; Clinical Global Index; Hamilton Depression Rating Scales-17 item; Life stress scale; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index;12-Item Short Form Health Survey; short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire; Patient Health Questionnaire
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