Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of tDCS on Heart Rate Variability in Chronic Low Back Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Universidade Federal do Piauí

Conditions:

Chronic Low-back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Chronic low back (CLBP) pain is an important public health and socioeconomic problem worldwide and, despite the volume of research in the area, it remains a difficult condition to treat. There are som...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Complaining of back pain for more than three months.
  • Presence of a chronic pain measurable with the number rating scale (NRS 0-10) not less than 4 during a 1 week daily NRS monitoring.
  • Seeking care for low back pain.

Exclusion

  • Previous surgery on the spine
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Previous treatment with tDCS
  • Disc herniation with nerve compression Neurological
  • Psychiatric
  • Rheumatologic diseases
  • Impaired sensibility
  • Use of pacemakers or other implanted devices
  • Pregnancy
  • Cardiovascular diseases

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 27 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04077632

Start Date

October 1 2019

End Date

November 27 2023

Last Update

November 28 2023

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Department of Physical Therapy. Federal University of Piaui

Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil, 64202020