Investigating the effect of adding Transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) to acetaminophen codeine in reducing pain in cancer patients
- Conditions
- cancer related pain.Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic)G89.3
- Registration Number
- IRCT20220719055496N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Any type of cancer
Suffering from moderate to severe pain caused by cancer based on VAS score (5-10)
Informed consent to participate in the study
Absence of depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, or psychotic disorders based on DSM-V diagnostic criteria during examination by a psychiatrist and a psychiatric assistant
No history of epilepsy and other neurological disorders
Absence of pregnancy
No addiction to drugs and opium
Not having implants in the skull or pacemakers or any other prosthetics
No prior exposure to transcranial stimulation treatments
The final stage of cancer
Lack of informed consent
Aggravation of cancer symptoms and the need for hospitalization during the study
Intensification of pain in such a way that it is necessary to prescribe strong narcotics (morphine, methadone, oxycodone, pethidine)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain score of cancer patients according to VAS (Visual Analog Scale). Timepoint: before the intervention and one week, two weeks, three weeks and four weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: The pain score of the patients is measured by the Visual Analog Scale ruler.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method