Clinical trial NCT04529356: The TMS Treatment for Postoperative Headache in GH Tumor
Official title: A Randomized Controlled Study of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Postoperative Headache in Patients With Growth Hormone（GH） Pituitary Tumor
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Headache
Pituitary Tumor
Acromegaly
Lead sponsor: Huashan Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-08-27
Enrollment: 200
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Headache is a very common main complaint of patients with GH pituitary tumor, which has seriously affected the normal work and life of patients. Although the current surgery and drugs have a certain effect on patients with headache, the overall effect is not satisfied. However, the use of COX-2 inhibitors, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and other analgesics are only effective for some patients with headaches, and long-term use has adverse reactions. Therefore, it is necessary to seek new treatments for postoperative headaches in patients with GH pituitary tumors. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) modulates the excitability of the underlying cerebral cortex by applying a rapidly changing magnetic field on the surface of the scalp. It is a relatively simple and safe method. It is currently approved for treating depression, migraine, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Alzheimer's disease. Several small clinical studies have proven that rTMS can be used to prevent and treat Headache. Therefore, this study aims to observe the efficacy and safety of TMS in the treatment of postoperative headache in patients with GH pituitary tumors.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with GH tumor who have undergone transnasal pituitary tumor resection or craniotomy for pituitary tumor resection in the past (3 months or more), aged between 18 and 60 years old, regardless of gender;

  * Preoperative glucose tolerance test (OGTT) simultaneously determines that the trough value of GH is greater than 1ng/ml, and the level of IGF-1 is greater than the upper limit of the age-sex-matched normal value; ③. Biochemical remission is achieved after surgery, that is, the random GH value is less than 1ng/ml, and the IGF-1 level is within the normal range of age and gender matching; ④. The patient still has headaches after the operation, the duration of each attack is more than 4 hours, and the attack is more than 3 times per month; ⑤. The patient is in a headache attack period; ⑥. A clear consciousness, able to understand and sign an informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who are being treated with somatostatin and bromocriptine;

  * Patients with other intracranial organic diseases;

    * Pregnant women and children who cannot express;

      * Patients with other malignant tumors;

        * Participate in other clinical research in the same period; ⑥. Patients with severe medical complications, such as heart, lung, kidney, liver and other diseases, severe hypertension or poor blood pressure control, hyperglycemia, blood diseases;

          * Those with mental illness who cannot cooperate well with the experiment;

            * Patients with acute infection or open wounds; ⑨. Acetaminophen is contraindicated (hemolytic anemia, severe liver and kidney dysfunction) or allergic to its components; ⑩. Patients with contraindications to transcranial magnetic stimulation: patients or users who have implanted cardiac pacemakers, implantable defibrillators and neurostimulators together; those who have a history of epilepsy; wear electronic products (such as insulin Pumps, Holter, etc.).

Primary outcomes:
measure: changes in the degree of headache
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: the improvement of quality of life(QOL)
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: The decrease of using acetaminophen
timeFrame: 6 months
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