Exploration of Parameters of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Chronic Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT01402960
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) on subjects with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The investigators hypothesize that subjects will show a decrease in pain symptoms in the active anodal stimulation group when compared to sham stimulation.
Study details
- Official title
- Exploration of Parameters of tDCS in Chronic Pain Patients
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS)
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
- Start date
- 2011-04
- Primary completion
- 2012-02
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 64 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Inclusion Criteria: 1. Providing informed consent to participate in the study 2. 18 to 64 years old 3. Having chronic musculoskeletal pain (existing pain for more than 6 months with an average of at least 3 on a 0-10 VAS scale) 4. Pain resistant to common analgesics and medications for chronic pain such as Tylenol, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Soma, Parafon Forte DCS, Zanaflex, and Codeine. 5. Must have the ability to feel pain as self reported Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnancy 2. Contraindications to tDCS * metal in the head * implanted brain medical devices 3. History of alcohol or drug abuse within the past 6 months as self reported 4. Use of carbamazepine within the past 6 months as self reported. 5. Severe depression (with a score of \>30 in the Beck Depression Inventory) 6. History of neurological disorders as self reported. 7. History of unexplained fainting spells as self reported, 8. History of head injury resulting in more than a momentary loss of consciousness as self reported 9. History of neurosurgery as self reported
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01402960