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Clinical Trials/IRCT20240108060653N1
IRCT20240108060653N1
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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 sites30 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
on specific chronic low back pain.
Sponsor
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Enrollment
30
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Female

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 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

Exclusion Criteria

  • 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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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