Clinical Trial: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Facial Pain

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional



Official Title: Complex Oro-Facial Pain: Functional Imaging Characterization and Treatment With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Brief Summary:

Complex oro-facial pain is a poorly diagnosed and poorly treated cause of significant suffering and disability. This study will explore the ability of fMRI to identify patients with complex oro-facial pain who respond to transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy.

Specific Aims:

  1. To establish baseline patterns of MRI in patients with chronic oro-facial pain without a definitive etiologic diagnosis.
  2. To estimate the rate of treatment success of transcranial stimulation of the primary motor cortex (M1) in these patients.
  3. To identify post-treatment MRI patterns that are associated with treatment success.