Brain zaps aim to quiet stubborn nerve pain in spinal injury patients

NCT ID NCT07293780

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Ankara Etlik City Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether magnetic pulses to the brain (TMS) can ease nerve pain that won't go away with standard drugs in people with spinal cord injury. 39 adults with pain for at least 6 months will receive either real or sham TMS to the motor cortex or the anterior cingulate cortex over 2 weeks. The goal is to see if targeting a different brain area works better for pain relief.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a new, non-drug way to reduce chronic nerve pain after spinal cord injury.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial with only 39 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The effect may be modest or no better than sham treatment.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

neuralgia spinal cord injury

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

NEUROPATHIC PAIN SPINAL CORD INJURY

Contacts and locations

Locations

Ankara Etlik City Hospital
RECRUITING

Ankara, Yenimahalle, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)
Gaziler Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITING

Ankara, Çankaya, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)

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