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Role of Transcrainal Direct Current Brain Stimulation in Acute and Chronic Post-mastectomy Pain Management

Unknown statusNot applicableNCT03448315
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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 role of transcranial magnetic stimulation over the primary motor cortex area on acute postoperative pain after breast cancer surgery and on the probability of developing chronic neuropathic pain.

Study details

Official title
Role of Transcrainal Direct Current Brain Stimulation in Acute and Chronic Post-mastectomy Pain Management
Interventions
Sponsor
Assiut University
Start date
2017-12-02
Primary completion
2019-04-01
Sex
Female
Age range
from 30 Years to 60 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
Egypt
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * ASA I-II, scheduled for unilateral modified radical mastectomy with axillary dissection for breast cancer Exclusion Criteria: * patients with intracranial metallic devices or with pacemakers or any other device. * patients with Neurological or psychiatric disorders, * patients taking major centrally acting drugs (antiepileptics or antidepressants), -opioid dependence, * substance abuse, * severe cardiopulmonary, renal, hepatic diseases, and * those with extensive myocardial ischemia or unstable angina.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03448315