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THE EFFECT OF tDCS IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS

CompletedNot applicableNCT02161302
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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 determine if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is effective in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis

Study details

Official title
THE EFFECT OF TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION (tDCS) IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS
Interventions
Sponsor
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Start date
2014-06
Primary completion
2015-05
Sex
Female
Age range
from 18 Years to 55 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
Brazil
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * age \> 18 years old, non-menopausal, with the diagnosis of endometriosis by videolaparoscopy and biopsy, able to understand and write the Portuguese language, in treatment with isolated progestin for at least one month, who have the worst daily pain in the analogue visual scale \> 4 cm on most of the days in the last month Exclusion Criteria: * left-handed women, endometriosis implantation in intestine, bladder or urether (surgical treatment indication), history of intense or frequent headache, chronic dermatologic disease, previous adverse effects to treatment with tDCS, seizures, severe cranial trauma with alteration of the cranial anatomy, metallic intracranial implants or pacemaker, history of pelvic inflammatory disease, non-compensated psychiatric disease, non-collaborative patients, history of neurologic, oncologic disease, heart, renal or hepatic failure.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02161302