A Randomized Pilot rTMS Trial for Knee Arthritis Pain and Depression
EARLY_PHASE1
30
about 3.4 years
50–95
1 site in CA
What this study is about
Researchers are testing a treatment called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to see if it helps with knee arthritis pain and depression. The trial will involve 30 adults who are also participating in Tai Chi intervention. Researchers will assess the safety and tolerability of rTMS, as well as changes in symptoms related to pain and depression.
Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.
What you may be asked to do
- 1.Use repetetive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Participation Burden
What's physically and logistically required of participants.
Requires travel to a study site
How treatment is administered
You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.
Extracted study details
Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.
Primary: Adherence, Feasibility, Safety
Secondary: Change in clinical symptoms of depression, Changes in clinical symptoms of pain
therapeutic
Psychiatry / Mental Health, Musculoskeletal