Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current (tDCS) Treatment in Patients With Persistent Covid Who Present Headaches and Chronic Body Pain.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- COVID-19
- Sponsor
- Fundación Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
- Enrollment
- 27
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- CHANGE FROM PRE-TREATMENT INTENSE MIGRAINES OR HEADACHES AT INMEDIATE POST-TREATMENT, 1 MONTH AND 3 MONTHS
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study aims to verify the efficacy / effectiveness of treatment with transcranial direct therapy (TDCS) in patients with Persistent Covid who present headaches, migraines and chronic pain, such as arthralgias and myalgias.
Transcranial Direct Therapy is used in the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, with results that prove to be effective for the treatment of patients suffering from symptoms such as migraines, headaches, chronic pain, fibromyalgia or chronic neuropathic pain.
As can be seen, in the case of patients with Persistent Covid we find several of these symptoms, so it is suggested that, if Transcranial Direct Current Therapy (TDCs) is giving such good results, relieving these symptoms, why can not give such good results and help so much in patients with Persistent Covid, If many of the symptoms are the same, even if the origin or cause is different.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients with Persistent Covid
- •Men and women
- •All ages from 16 years old
- •Patients who passed the Covid in its acute phase in an asymptomatic, mild and severe way.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients without confirmation with positive PCR in the acute phase of Covid-19
- •Patients with Persistent Covid who do not have at least one of these symptoms: migraines, headaches, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, arthralgia, myalgias
- •Patients with pacemaker / defibrillator
- •Patients with brain implants
- •Patients with cranial fractures
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
CHANGE FROM PRE-TREATMENT INTENSE MIGRAINES OR HEADACHES AT INMEDIATE POST-TREATMENT, 1 MONTH AND 3 MONTHS
Time Frame: PRE-TREATMENT / IMMEDIATE POST-TREATMENT / POST-TREATMENT 1 MONTH / 3 MONTHS
MEASURED WITH 2 SPECIFIC SCALES (MIDAS-Migraine dissability Assessment SCALE AND HIT-6 QUESTIONNAIRE-headache impact test). MIDAS SCALE (0 nil disability - \>21 severe disability). HIT-6 QUESTIONNAIRE (0 no impact - \>60 very severe impact).
CHANGE FROM PRE-TREATMENT DEGREE CHRONIC BODY PAIN AT INMEDIATE POST-TREATMENT, 1 MONTH AND 3 MONTHS
Time Frame: PRE-TREATMENT / IMMEDIATE POST-TREATMENT / POST-TREATMENT 1 MONTH / 3 MONTHS
MEASURED WITH 2 SPECIFIC PAIN SCALES (EVA-Visual Analog SCALE AND MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE). EVA SCALE (0 no pain-10 maximun pain). MCGILL QUESTIONNAIRE (0 no pain-66 maximun pain)
Secondary Outcomes
- CHANGE FROM PRE-TREATMENT QUALITY OF LIFE (SF-12 QUESTIONNAIRE) AT INMEDIATE POST-TREATMENT, 1 MONTH AND 3 MONTHS(PRE-TREATMENT / IMMEDIATE POST-TREATMENT / POST-TREATMENT 1 MONTH / 3 MONTHS)
- CHANGE FROM PRE-TREATMENT MOOD AT INMEDIATE POST-TREATMENT, 1 MONTH AND 3 MONTHS(PRE-TREATMENT / IMMEDIATE POST-TREATMENT / POST-TREATMENT 1 MONTH / 3 MONTHS)