Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Chronic Scrotal Content Pain

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Status and phase: Begins enrollment this month; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Scrotal Pain

Treatments: Other: Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07035119

Pro00140222

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to perform an open label feasibility trial of TMS for the treatment of chronic scrotal content pain.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to perform an open label feasibility trial of TMS for the treatment of chronic scrotal content pain. Participants will be screened by study staff for contraindications to TMS treatment. TMS will be delivered use the MagVenture TMS machine. TMS will be delivered during 15 minutes per session, 3 sessions each day, for 3 days. A custom developed SMS text EMA system will be used to gather daily data on pain and functioning in study participants.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male patients with chronic scrotal pain lasting for 6 or more months.
• Pain must be present 3 or more days of the week.

Exclusion criteria

• No new pain medications within the last 30 days.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

Open label

Experimental group

Description:

Open label study. Participants will be screened by study staff for contraindications to TMS treatment. TMS will be delivered use the MagVenture TMS machine.

Treatment:

Other: Transcranial magnetic stimulation