Phase
Condition
Neck Pain
Chronic Pain
Treatment
Sham Personalized Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Personalized Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Clinical Study ID
Ages 18-65 All Genders
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
Inclusion Criteria:
Military health care beneficiary for enrollment.
Over the age of 18 years.
Presence of chronic neck pain for at least 3 months.
Exclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
History of seizure, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia.
Unstable heart or pulmonary disease.
Brain tumor, active brain infection, history of cerebral vascular accident (CVA), orpenetrating brain injury.
Use of medications that potentially lower seizure threshold without concomitantadministration of anticonvulsant drugs that may protect against seizure occurrence.
Antiviral medications and antipsychotic medications
Recent withdrawal from sedatives
Substance abuse of phencyclidine, amphetamines, ketamine, andgammahydroxybutyrate
Not a suitable candidate for the study as determined by the PI.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or plans to become pregnant during the course of thestudy.
Presence of metallic hardware in close contact to the discharging coil (e.g.cochlear implants, internal pulse generator).
Presence of implanted brain electrodes (cortical or deep-brain electrodes).
Potential participants who score above a certain suicide relevant survey score onthe Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R), or are judged by expertclinicians to be a serious risk of harm to self, will be excluded.
Participants cannot have undergone a previous TMS treatment within the last 30 daysbefore the start of study treatment.
Participants must have reliable and consistent access to the internet to completesurveys when not present in the clinic.
Participants must not have a clinical diagnosis of insomnia.
Participants can not be actively partaking in a substance abuse program.
Study Design
Study Description
Connect with a study center
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland 20889
United StatesActive - Recruiting
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