Status:

RECRUITING

tDCS in the Management of Post-COVID Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Collaborating Sponsors:

São Paulo State University

Conditions:

Long COVID

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Different physical and mental morbidities such as pain, fatigue, depressed mood and cognitive impairment can be triggered by coronavirus infection. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), an e...

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to investigate if Direct Current Electrical Stimulation (tDCS) associated with motor and/or cognitive training is capable of reducing neuropsychiatric symptoms, as well as imm...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Long COVID-19 (\>3 months)
  • The presence of at least one of the following symptoms, after diagnosed SARS-COV-2 infection:
  • Persistent pain Fatigue Depressed mood Cognitive impairment

Exclusion

  • Hemodynamic instability
  • Historic of use or abuse of drugs or alcohol
  • Use of medications that may interfere with the study results (anti-inflammatories and antibiotics)
  • Metallic implant in skull and face
  • Implant in the central nervous system
  • Pacemaker

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 25 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 28 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

48 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06074848

Start Date

August 25 2023

End Date

September 28 2024

Last Update

April 24 2024

Active Locations (2)

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1

Applied Neuroscience Laboratory-LANA

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, 50740-560

2

Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Science and Technology

Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil, 19060-900