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ReviewFrontiers in neurology2020

Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Pain Management: A Systematic Narrative Review.

Seoyon Yang, Min Cheol Chang

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
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Review in Frontiers in neurology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 74 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04833660 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorMin Cheol ChangRan2021 to 2021Enrolled22ConditionsDiabetic Peripheral Neuropathic PainArmsrepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
NCT06689072 naenrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Role of High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Management of Patients with Opioid Use Disorder in Upper Egypt

TypeinterventionalSponsorAssiut UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled40ConditionsAddiction, Opioid, RTMSArmsrTMS, Psychotherapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

74 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 144 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Neuromodulation of the central nervous system for facial pain.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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  2. Efficacy of neuromodulation and rehabilitation approaches on pain relief in patients with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  4. Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for phantom limb pain- a meta analysis of randomized controlled trials.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Seoyon YangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ewha Woman's University Seoul Hospital, Ewha Woman's University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Min Cheol ChangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, South Korea.
Ewha Womans University · KRYeungnam University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, clinicians have been using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for treating various pain conditions. This systematic narrative review aimed to examine the use and efficacy of rTMS for controlling various pain conditions. A PubMed search was conducted for articles that were published until June 7, 2019 and used rTMS for pain alleviation. The key search phrase for identifying potentially relevant articles was (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation AND pain). The following inclusion criteria were applied for article selection: (1) patients with pain, (2) rTMS was applied for pain management, and (3) follow-up evaluations were performed after rTMS stimulation to assess the reduction in pain. Review articles were excluded. Overall, 1,030 potentially relevant articles were identified. After reading the titles and abstracts and assessing eligibility based on the full-text articles, 106 publications were finally included in our analysis. Overall, our findings suggested that rTMS is beneficial for treating neuropathic pain of various origins, such as central pain, pain from peripheral nerve disorders, fibromyalgia, and migraine. Although data on the use of rTMS for orofacial pain, including trigeminal neuralgia, phantom pain, low back pain, myofascial pain syndrome, pelvic pain, and complex regional pain syndrome, were promising, there was insufficient evidence to determine the efficacy of rTMS for treating these conditions. Therefore, further studies are needed to validate the effects of rTMS on pain relief in these conditions. Overall, this review will help guide clinicians in making informed decisions regarding whether rTMS is an appropriate option for managing various pain conditions.

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central paincomplex regional pain syndromefibromyalgiaheadachemusculoskeletal painneuropathic painrepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

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PMID32132973
PMCPMC7040236
OpenAlexW3008993913

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