• Brain Stimul · Jan 2015

    Controlled Clinical Trial

    Prolonged continuous theta-burst stimulation is more analgesic than 'classical' high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    • Xavier Moisset, Simon Goudeau, Frédérique Poindessous-Jazat, Sophie Baudic, Pierre Clavelou, and Didier Bouhassira.
    • INSERM U-987, Centre d'Evaluation et de Traitement de la Douleur, CHU Ambroise Paré, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, F-92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France; Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, Neuro-Dol, Inserm U-1107, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, Service de Neurologie, CHU Gabriel Montpied, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France. Electronic address: xavier.moisset@gmail.com.
    • Brain Stimul. 2015 Jan 1;8(1):135-41.

    BackgroundRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the primary motor cortex (M1) at high frequency (>5 Hz) induces analgesic effects, probably by activating pain modulation systems. A new rTMS paradigm--theta burst stimulation (TBS)--consists of bursts of three pulses at 50 Hz repeated five times per second. Like high frequency rTMS, both intermittent and prolonged continuous TBS (iTBS and pcTBS) lead to a facilitation of cortical excitability.Objectives(1) to evaluate the analgesic effects of neuronavigated iTBS and pcTBS, comparing them with those of classical high frequency rTMS (10 Hz) over the left M1, (2) to elucidate the role of conditioned pain modulation (CPM) in the antinociceptive effect of rTMS and (3) to investigate possible correlations between analgesia and cortical excitability.MethodsFourteen healthy volunteers participated in four experimental sessions, carried out in a random order (iTBS, pcTBS, 10 Hz rTMS or sham). Cold pain threshold, CPM and cortical excitability measurements were carried out before and after rTMS.ResultsWe found that the analgesic effects of 10 Hz rTMS and pcTBS were significantly superior to those of sham rTMS. Moreover, pcTBS was significantly more effective than 10 Hz rTMS (P = 0.026). Analgesia did not seem to be driven by changes in CPM or cortical excitability.ConclusionProlonged cTBS has considerable clinical potential, as it has a shorter treatment duration (by a factor 8) and stronger analgesic effects than the classical high frequency protocol. Studies in patients are required to confirm the potential of this new stimulation paradigm for clinical applications.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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