Deep rTMS (H-coil) for Neuropathic Pain or Fibromyalgia
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Nadine ATTAL
- Where
- France2 sites in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 70 people, planned
- Started
- 30 Jan 2024
- Expected to end
- 30 Apr 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets a placebo (a dummy treatment), for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Deep active rTMS with Hesed coil
- Sham rTMS with Hesed coil
- Record updated
- 27 March 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 80 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Chronic pain ≥ 6 months, at least 4/10 on a 0-10 NRS, present every day or nearly every day
- Neuropathic pain (confirmed with Douleur Neuropathique en 4 questions and international criteria from NeuPSIG) or fibromyalgia (revised ACR criteria)
- Stable concomitant medications for pain for at least one month
- Able to fill out questionnaires and understand and speak French
Who cannot take part
- Prior treatment with rTMS
- Psychoactive drug abuse
- Progressive severe condition (eg cancer)
- Contraindications to rTMS
- Psychosis
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 80 years old?
This trial has no sites in United States.
It has sites in one country. Choose a country to see its sites.
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This study will investigate the efficacy and safety of "deep" rTMS on neuropathic pain or fibromyalgia. It will be randomized and sham controlled and will last 3 months. Patients will be randomized to receive acctive rTMS or sham rTMS and will receive repeated rTMS sessions (5 daily sessions then one session per week then every 2 to 3 weeks for up to 10 weeks).
The 2 groups in the trial
- Active rTMSTreatment being tested
Deep rTMS with H coil targeting the motor cortex bilaterally
Treatment: Deep active rTMS with Hesed coil and Sham rTMS with Hesed coil
- Sham rTMSPlacebo, for comparison
Sham rTMS with H coil targeting the motor cortex bilaterally
Treatment: Deep active rTMS with Hesed coil and Sham rTMS with Hesed coil
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Effects of Deep rTMS in Neuropathic Pain or Fibromyalgia : a Bicenter Randomized Sham Controlled Study
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT06250491, who can take part
- Record updated
- 27 March 2026