Can booster sessions prolong the long-term impacts of 8 weeks of home-based electroencephalography neurofeedback for the treatment of chronic pain?

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Recruiting

• Conditions: chronic pain; Anaesthesiology - Pain management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621001056886
• Lead Sponsor: Exsurgo Ltd.

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-08-10
• Last Update Posted: 22 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 116

Inclusion Criteria

Males and females 18 years of age or older who have had ongoing pain for 3 months or more; have an average pain rating in the last week of at least 4/10 at the time of initial screening and a head circumference of 520-620mm will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria will be as follows: Previous neurofeedback training; Contraindication for neurofeedback training including: serious head injury, history of seizures, cognitive impairment, neurological disorder or major psychiatric disorder; Dreadlocks, braids, beads or any other hairstyle or head covering that cannot be removed and is incompatible with EEG neurofeedback training; Any physical impairment that prevents home-based EEG neurofeedback training; Implanted electronic neuromodulation device, pacemaker or loop recorder; Any change in medication or treatment planned in the 4 weeks prior to or during the initial intervention period; Not fluent in English.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified