Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Reduce Chronic Pain in Patients With Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Interventions: Device: Transcranial direct current stimulation

• Registration Number: NCT02048137
• Lead Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Brief Summary

In the study we test whether transcranial direct current stimulation can reduce the perception of pain in patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases.

Hypothesis: Transcranial direct current stimulation can reduce the perception of pain in patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-01
• Study First Submitted: 2014-01-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-01-27
• Study First Posted: 2014-01-29
• Primary Completion: 2016-12
• Status Verified: 2018-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 2018-01-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Chronic pain (more than 3 months)
• Pain (VAS > 3/10)

Exclusion Criteria

• Contraindication to transcranial direct current stimulation
• Pregnancy
• Sever internal or psychiatric condition

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Sham transcranial direct current stimulation	Transcranial direct current stimulation	-
Active transcranial direct current stimulation	Transcranial direct current stimulation	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain pressure threshold	1 week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual analoug scale - pain	1 week

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Charite University Medicine; 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany