Status:
COMPLETED
Exploration of Parameters of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Chronic Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Conditions:
Chronic Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-64 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) on subjects with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The investigators hypothesize tha...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Providing informed consent to participate in the study
- 18 to 64 years old
- Having chronic musculoskeletal pain (existing pain for more than 6 months with an average of at least 3 on a 0-10 VAS scale)
- Pain resistant to common analgesics and medications for chronic pain such as Tylenol, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Soma, Parafon Forte DCS, Zanaflex, and Codeine.
- Must have the ability to feel pain as self reported
Exclusion
- Pregnancy
- Contraindications to tDCS
- metal in the head
- implanted brain medical devices
- History of alcohol or drug abuse within the past 6 months as self reported
- Use of carbamazepine within the past 6 months as self reported.
- Severe depression (with a score of \>30 in the Beck Depression Inventory)
- History of neurological disorders as self reported.
- History of unexplained fainting spells as self reported,
- History of head injury resulting in more than a momentary loss of consciousness as self reported
- History of neurosurgery as self reported
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 13 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
18 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01402960
Start Date
April 1 2011
End Date
February 13 2013
Last Update
April 24 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114