Status:
COMPLETED
Aftereffects and Reliability of Two Homeostatic Plasticity Induction Protocols
Lead Sponsor:
Aalborg University
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
People suffering from chronic pain exhibit changes in the way the central nervous system processes pain. Some of the changes in the central nervous system are associated with how the brain adapts to t...
Detailed Description
The aim of this study is to investigate the corticomotor excitability changes provoked by two homeostatic plasticity induction protocols, specifically the duration and the test-retest reliability of s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy, aged between 18-60 years, right-handed and can speak and understand English.
Exclusion
- Lack of ability to cooperate
- History or present chronic pain or current acute pain
- Pregnancy
- Drug addiction defined as the use of cannabis, opioids or other drugs
- Present and previous neurological disorders such as epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, stroke, migraine and other headache disorders, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, neuroinfections, brain tumors and head trauma.
- Present or previous musculoskeletal disorders such as tendonitis, degenerative disc disease, mechanical back syndrome, and ruptured/herniated disc.
- Present or previous mental illnesses such as depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
- Current use of medications that may affect the trial (e.g. analgesics, anti-inflammatories, anti-depressives)
- Contraindications to TMS application (history of epilepsy, metal implants in head or jaw, etc.)
- Failure to pass the tDCS screening questionnaire
- Failure to pass the "TASS questionnaire"
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 15 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 9 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04324801
Start Date
January 15 2020
End Date
June 9 2020
Last Update
October 8 2020
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Aalborg University
Aalborg, Denmark, 9220