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Descriptive Pilot Study of the Effects of a Standardized Neuromodulation Program on Cortical Brain Function in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients

CompletedNot applicableNCT03929952
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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 study aims to evaluate neurofeedback-induced changes in brain function and the correlations between these changes and clinical scores by functional magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography in patients with low back pain.

Study details

Official title
Descriptive Pilot Study of the Effects of a Standardized Neuromodulation Program on Cortical Brain Function in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients
Interventions
  • Other: Neurofeedback treatment
  • Other: functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans
Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Start date
2022-01-19
Primary completion
2024-10-25
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years to 75 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
France
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient with a wifi connexion at home * Patient with the ability to modulate the height of the candle by thinking in the alpha synchrony test. * Patient with chronic low back pain for more than six months with a visual analogue pain scale greater than 5 impacting activities of daily living, hobbies and work * Patient having given free and informed consent and signed consent. * Affected patient or beneficiary of a health insurance plan. * Patient who is at least 18 years old (≥) and younger than 75 years old (\<). Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding patient * Patient with a contraindication to performing a fMRI scan: ferromagnetic implant in the body, piercing, claustrophobia, unable to remain in the scanner stationary for 40 minutes * Patient already included in another study * Patient in a exclusion period determined by a previous study * The subject is under the protection of justice, guardianship or curatorship. * The subject refuses to sign the consent. * It is not possible to give the subject informed information.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03929952