Investigating the effectiveness of tDCS on pain and neuro-cognitive parameters in women with non-specific chronic low back pai
- Conditions
- on specific chronic low back pain.Non-specific chronic low back painM54.5
- Registration Number
- IRCT20240108060653N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 30
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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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