Investigating the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on pain and neurocognitive parameters in women with non-specific chronic low back pain

Tehran University of Medical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 30 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2024年5月27日

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•Being female
•Age range 18-45 years
•The pain is mainly felt in the back in the range of the lower side of the 12th rib to the bottom of the gluteal fold in the back and there are no signs of radicular pain
•Persistent pain (more than three days per week) and at least 3 months since the onset of pain and a pain intensity of 4 or greater on the Visual Analogue Pain Scale
•being right-handed
•Being literate in reading and writing (at least a diploma)
•The pain is mainly felt in the back in the range of the lower side of the 12th rib to the bottom of the gluteal fold in the back and there are no signs of radicular pain.
•There is persistent pain (more than three days a week) and it has been at least 3 months since the onset of this pain, and the pain intensity is 4 or more on the pain visual analogue scale (VAS).
•being right-handed

•Infection, spinal tumor, cancer and acute trauma such as fracture in the last 6 months and the presence of deformity in the spine or lower limbs such as scoliosis or kyphosis
•History of spinal surgery, lower limb or abdominal surgery in less than 6 months
•Metal devices implanted in the brain and pacemakers
•A history of seizures or the use of drugs to reduce the seizure threshold
•being pregnant
•The patient has received active treatment in the last 3 months or routinely takes painkillers and any drugs affecting cognitive function
•Vision and hearing problems that cannot be corrected
•Scratches and cuts in the scalp area or skin infection
•Skin or joint problems (rheumatic diseases)
•History of traumatic brain injury or neurosurgery and neurological abnormalities in the central nervous system
•Disorder or lack of sensation in the scalp area

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