The Effect of tDCS in the Preoperative Period of Hallux Valgus Surgical Treatment
CompletedNot applicableNCT02360462
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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)
This is a clinical trial that intend to determine if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is effective in the treatment of postoperative pain and in the anxiety level in the preoperative period of hallux valgus surgical treatment
Study details
- Official title
- The Effect of tDCS in the Preoperative Period of Hallux Valgus Surgical Treatment
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Hallux Valgus
- Interventions
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
- Collaborators
- Hospital Independencia
- Start date
- 2014-12
- Primary completion
- 2015-11
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 70 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: * indication of hallux valgus surgical treatment because of arthralgia of the first metatarsophalangeal joint, * capability of writing and understanding the Portuguese language Exclusion Criteria: * diabetic neuropathy, * 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, * 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/NCT02360462