Effect of Low-Intensity Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulation on Neuropathic Pain: Protocol for a Randomized, Single-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 3-Arm, Parallel-Group Trial

Nobuhiko Mori   ^{1 *} , MHS, PT ;   Yuhei Hoshikuma   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Koichi Hosomi   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Akihiro Yamamoto   ¹ , MD ;   Takeshi Shimizu   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Hui Ming Khoo   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Naoki Tani   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Satoru Oshino   ^{1, 2} , MD, PhD ;   Haruhiko Kishima   ¹ , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka, Suita, Osaka, Japan

² Hanwa Memorial Hospital, Osaka, Japan

*these authors contributed equally