Reduce Chronic Pain With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Clinical Settings
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Beck Depression Inventory
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Physical exercises and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) are both known to reduce chronic pain in structured laboratory studies. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of this combined treatment in clinical settings.
Detailed Description
Chronic pain patients who are going to the physiotherapy clinic to receive tDCS treatment sessions are evaluated in order to assess the efficacy of tDCS in clinical settings. Physiotherapists prescribe physical exercises adapted to the patients conditions. Patients performed their physical exercises every time they received a tDCS treatment, but were also recommended to continue their physical exercises program at home after completion of physiotherapy visits. Concerning tDCS treatment, patients were encouraged to receive 1 tDCS session per day for 5 consecutive days.
Investigators
Guillaume Léonard
Professor
Université de Sherbrooke
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •To have chronic pain
Exclusion Criteria
- •Contraindication to tDCS
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Beck Depression Inventory
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 week, 1 month
Depression
Change in Patient global impression of change
Time Frame: 1 week, 1 month
Impression of change
Change in Brief Pain Inventory
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 week, 1 month
Physical Function
Change in McGill pain Questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 week, 1 month
qualitative and quantitative aspects of pain
Change in Tampa Questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 week, 1 month
Kinesiophobia
Secondary Outcomes
- Side effect(Through study completion, an average of 5 days)
- Number of sessions received(Through study completion, an average of 5 days)