Lf-rTMS Attenuates Visceral Pain in Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Chronic Visceral Pain
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Clinical Efficacy
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 75
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 42 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · Other
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About This Trial
Objectives: To identify a central hub of visceral pain in IBS-D and elucidate the mechanism by which repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) confers analgesic effects.
Methods: A total of 42 IBS-D patients were recruited and randomly assigned (1:1) to the sham rTMS or the rTMS group. A nested cohort of 21 IBS-D participants who completed baseline fMRI assessments prior to randomizatio…
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Eligibility Criteria
All diagnoses were made by board-certified gastroenterologists. Eligible participants met the following inclusion criteria: (1) age between 18 and 75 years; (2) fulfillment of the Rome IV diagnostic criteria for IBS-D. Exclusion criteria included: (1) presence of inflammatory or other organic gastro…
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