rTMS for Orthopaedic Trauma Patients

Orthopaedic Trauma Clinical Trial

Official title:

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Orthopaedic Trauma Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03924024
• Other study ID #: 49006
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: Stanford University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluates an accelerated schedule of theta-burst stimulation using a transcranial magnetic stimulation device for orthopaedic trauma patients. In this open label study, all participants will receive accelerated theta-burst stimulation. This study will examine whether symptoms of psychiatric distress and opioid use in orthopaedic trauma patients can be mitigated with rTMS to improve post-injury recovery.

Description:

A large percentage of orthopaedic trauma patients suffer from psychiatric distress and chronic pain related to their injury and underlying psychosocial factors; this predicts poor post-injury recovery.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a neuromodulation technique used to stimulate areas of the brain that may modulate symptoms of pain, depression, and post-traumatic stress. The FDA-approved rTMS protocol for treatment is 10Hz stimulation for 40 minutes over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (L-DLPFC) for the treatment of depression. This methodology has been very successful in real world situations, however poses some limitations, including the duration of the treatment session (approximately 40 minutes per treatment session). Recently, researchers have aggressively pursued modifying the treatment parameters to reduce treatment times with some preliminary success. This study will use modified parameters to create a more rapid form of treatment and look at outcome changes in pain and depression, commonly seen in orthopaedic trauma patients.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: February 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female, 18 to 65 years of age.

• Able to provide informed consent.

• Present to Stanford Emergency Department as a trauma with a major operative lower extremity injury

• Glasgow coma scale of 15 within 24 hours after admission or extubation

• Negative urinary toxicology screen for illicit substances;

• Negative pregnancy test if female and less then 60 y/o;

• No suspicion for a head injury and/or negative head CT scan for intracranial hemorrhage or injury based on standard of care

• No history of seizure disorder or other neurological disorders.

• All patients included must screen positive for PHQ-9 score >4 (positive symptoms of depression) and CES-T score <36 (poor coping self-efficacy).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Incarceration,

• Pregnant females,

• Prior psychotic disorder,

• Current use of anti-depressant or anti-psychotic medications,

• Prior-admission opioid use within 30 days (patients will be screened for recent prescription opioid use using the CURES report),

• Heavy alcohol use,

• Lesional neurological disorder or brain implant or intracranial ferromagnetic material,

• Seizure disorder

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Orthopaedic Trauma
• Wounds and Injuries

Intervention

Device:
• Accelerated intermittent theta burst treatment
All participants will receive accelerated intermittent theta-burst stimulation to the left DLPFC. Stimulation intensity will be standardized to 80% of resting motor threshold. Stimulation will be delivered to L-DLPFC using the Brainsway stimulator.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford Hospital	Palo Alto	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Stanford University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (21)

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Borckardt JJ, Smith AR, Hutcheson K, Johnson K, Nahas Z, Anderson B, Schneider MB, Reeves ST, George MS. Reducing pain and unpleasantness during repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. J ECT. 2006 Dec;22(4):259-64. — View Citation

Borckardt JJ, Smith AR, Reeves ST, Madan A, Shelley N, Branham R, Nahas Z, George MS. A pilot study investigating the effects of fast left prefrontal rTMS on chronic neuropathic pain. Pain Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;10(5):840-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00657.x. Epub 2009 Jul 6. — View Citation

Borckardt JJ, Smith AR, Reeves ST, Weinstein M, Kozel FA, Nahas Z, Shelley N, Branham RK, Thomas KJ, George MS. Fifteen minutes of left prefrontal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation acutely increases thermal pain thresholds in healthy adults. Pain Res Manag. 2007 Winter;12(4):287-90. — View Citation

Borckardt JJ, Weinstein M, Reeves ST, Kozel FA, Nahas Z, Smith AR, Byrne TK, Morgan K, George MS. Postoperative left prefrontal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation reduces patient-controlled analgesia use. Anesthesiology. 2006 Sep;105(3):557-62. — View Citation

Chung SW, Hill AT, Rogasch NC, Hoy KE, Fitzgerald PB. Use of theta-burst stimulation in changing excitability of motor cortex: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2016 Apr;63:43-64. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.01.008. Epub 2016 Feb 3. Review. — View Citation

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Jelic MB, Milanovic SD, Filipovic SR. Differential effects of facilitatory and inhibitory theta burst stimulation of the primary motor cortex on motor learning. Clin Neurophysiol. 2015 May;126(5):1016-23. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.09.003. Epub 2014 Sep 16. — View Citation

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Taylor JJ, Borckardt JJ, George MS. Endogenous opioids mediate left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex rTMS-induced analgesia. Pain. 2012 Jun;153(6):1219-1225. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.02.030. Epub 2012 Mar 22. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change from baseline in the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)	The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983) is a 14-item measure designed to assess anxiety and depression symptoms in medical patients, with emphasis on reducing the impact of physical illness on the total score. The depression items tend to focus on the anhedonic symptoms of depression. Items are rated on a 4-point severity scale (0 to 3). Overall scores range from 0 to 42, with lower scores corresponding to fewer symptoms. The HADS produces two scales, one for anxiety (HADS-A) and one for depression (HADS-D), differentiating the two states; each subscale score ranges from 0 to 21, with lower scores corresponding to fewer symptoms. Scores of greater than or equal to 11 on either HADS-A or HADS-D scales indicate a definitive case of anxiety and/or depression, respectively.	Baseline and immediate post-stimulation (up to 10 minutes to complete questionnaire)
Secondary	Change from baseline in the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NRS)	In a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), patients are asked to make three pain ratings, corresponding to current, best and worst pain experienced over the past 24 hours.; The average of the 3 ratings is used to represent the patient's level of pain over the previous 24 hours.; Patients are asked to circle the number between 0 and 10 (first rating), 0 and 20 (second rating) and 0 and 100 (third rating) that fits best to their pain intensity. Zero usually represents 'no pain at all' whereas the upper limit represents 'the worst pain ever possible'.	Baseline and immediate post-stimulation (up to 10 minutes to complete questionnaire)
Secondary	Change from baseline in the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)	The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure that assesses the 20 DSM-5 symptoms of PTSD. It takes approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. It uses a 5-point Likert scale (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely") to rate symptoms of PTSD. Scores can range from 0 to 60, with a cut-off score of 33 indicating a provisional diagnosis of PTSD until further psychometric work is available.; The PCL-5 has a variety of purposes, including: Monitoring symptom change during and after treatment; Screening individuals for PTSD; Making a provisional PTSD diagnosis; When necessary, the PCL-5 can be scored to provide a provisional PTSD diagnosis.	Baseline and immediate post-stimulation (up to 10 minutes to complete questionnaire)
Secondary	Change from baseline in the Trauma Coping Self-Efficacy (CSE-T) scale	9 item self-report scale designed to assess participants' capability of dealing with events following exposure to a traumatic event. Participants are asked to rate their ability from 1 "I'm not at all capable" to 7 "I'm totally capable". The lower the score, the more likely the participant is struggling to cope with their trauma.	Baseline and immediate post-stimulation (up to 10 minutes to complete questionnaire)