Effect of neuronavigated repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on pain, cognition and cortical excitability in fibromyalgia syndrome

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BACKGROUND: Fibromyalgia syndrome is a widespread chronic pain condition identified by body-wide pain, fatigue, cognitive fogginess, and sleep issues. In the past decade, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation has emerged as a potential management tool.. In the present study, we enquired whether repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation could modify pain, corticomotor excitability, cognition, and sleep.

METHODS: Study is a randomized, sham-controlled, double-blind, clinical trial; wherein after randomizing thirty-four fibromyalgia patients into active or sham therapy (n = 17 each), each participant received repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy. In active therapy was given at 1 Hz for 20 sessions were delivered on dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (1200 pulses, 150 pulses per train for 8 trains); while in sham therapy coil was placed at right angle to the scalp with same frequency. Functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to identify the therapeutic site. Pain intensity, corticomotor excitability, cognition, and sleep were examined before and after therapy.

RESULTS: Baseline demographic and clinical parameters for both active and sham groups were comparable. In comparison to sham, active repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation showed significant difference in pain intensity (P < 0.001, effect size = 0.29, large effect) after intervention. Other parameters of pain perception, cognition, and sleep quality also showed a significant improvement after the therapy in active therapy group only, as compared to sham.

CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation intervention is effective in managing pain alongside cognition and sleep disturbances in patients of fibromyalgia. It may prove to be an important tool in relieving fibromyalgia-associated morbidity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology - (2024) vom: 25. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tiwari, Vikas Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Aasheesh [VerfasserIn]
Nanda, Srishti [VerfasserIn]
Chaudhary, Shefali [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Ratna [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Uma [VerfasserIn]
Kumaran, Senthil S [VerfasserIn]
Bhatia, Renu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic Pain
Cognition and Sleep
Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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Date Revised 25.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1007/s10072-024-07317-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367611619