Improving Functions in MTBI Patients With Headache by rTMS
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Migraine Headaches, Hospital, Neurology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 50 |
| Updated: | 4/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | May 2014 |
| End Date: | September 2016 |
Due to recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the number of Veteran suffering from Mild
traumatic brain(MTBI) injury and PTSD increases rapidly. Headache is one of the most
debilitating clinical symptoms in Veteran with MTBI and the cause of it is still not entirely
clear. Recently, the use of non-invasive brain stimulation such as repetitive transcranial
magnetic stimulation(rTMS) has yielded favorable clinical outcome in a few intractable
chronic central pain conditions including headaches. This study aims to 1) assess the effect
of rTMS in relieving headache and improving neurophysiological functions; and 2)explore the
neuronal mechanisms associated with MTBI related headache and the analgesic effect of rTMS
with function magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
traumatic brain(MTBI) injury and PTSD increases rapidly. Headache is one of the most
debilitating clinical symptoms in Veteran with MTBI and the cause of it is still not entirely
clear. Recently, the use of non-invasive brain stimulation such as repetitive transcranial
magnetic stimulation(rTMS) has yielded favorable clinical outcome in a few intractable
chronic central pain conditions including headaches. This study aims to 1) assess the effect
of rTMS in relieving headache and improving neurophysiological functions; and 2)explore the
neuronal mechanisms associated with MTBI related headache and the analgesic effect of rTMS
with function magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
This study will only be conducted at the Veterans Affair hospital in San Diego.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female age between 18 to 50
- History of MTBI based on the clinical diagnostic criteria
- History of headache more than 3 months
- No prior experience of TMS treatment
- Pre-treatment headache intensity M-VAS 30(0-100 scale) and average daily headache NPS
3(0-10 scale)
- At least one headache exacerbation per day
- A normal brain MRI in the past 3 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- History of pacemaker implant
- Any ferromagnetic(e.g. bullet fragment, shrapnel, device implant) in the brain or body
that will prohibit the patients from having a brain MRI
- History of dementia, major psychiatric diseases, or life threatening diseases
- Presence of any other chronic neuropathic pain states
- History of seizure
- Pending litigation
- Lack of ability to understand the experimental protocol and to adequately communicate
in English
- History of chronic headache prior to the incidence of MTBI
We found this trial at
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site
San Diego, California 92161
Principal Investigator: Albert Yick Leung, MD
Phone: (858) 750-0274
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