The effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation on the clinical outcomes of chronic migraine patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Migraine patients.Migraine
- Registration Number
- IRCT20100501003844N5
- Lead Sponsor
- Rasht University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 144
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with chronic migraine
Resistant to drug treatments
Those who experience frequent migraine attacks
Experienced at least 4 attacks per month or 8 days of migraine attacks per month
Exclusion Criteria
History of neurological diseases
History of mental disorder and use of antipsychotic and antidepressant drugs
History of treatment with tDCS or other brain stimulation techniques
Taking drugs that block voltage-dependent sodium and calcium channels
Failure of the patient to continue participating in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of migraine days per month, pain intensity, frequency of taking painkillers. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, after the last session of the intervention and two months after. Method of measurement: Based on questions from the patient.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Intensity of pain. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, after the last session of the intervention and two months after. Method of measurement: Using Visual Analogue Scale(VAS), according to patient report.