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Montage of HTDCS in Psycho-cognitive Functions in FM

Unknown statusNot applicableNCT04890964
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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 map the impact of anodic transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for prolonged home use applied to the primary motor cortex and the left dorsolateral prefrontal córtex (DLPFC), compared to the respective treatments simulated in fibromyalgia.

Study details

Official title
Mapping the Impact of the Montage of the Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation at Home at Cortical and Psycho-cognitive Functions, Functional Capacity and Biological Rhythm in the Fibromyalgia: A Randomized, Factorial, Clinical Trial
Conditions
Sponsor
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Start date
2021-02-01
Primary completion
2021-12-10
Sex
Female
Age range
from 30 Years to 65 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: * Women aged 30 to 65 years; who can read and write, with a confirmed diagnosis of FM according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (2010-2016). Pain score equal to or greater than six on the Numeric Pain Scale (NPS 0-10) on most days in the last 3 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Living outside Porto Alegre area and pregnancy. * Contraindications to TMS and tDCS: metallic implant in the brain; medical devices implanted in the brain, cardiac pacemaker; aneurysmal clip; metallic cochlear prosthesis, ear implants, and non-removable hearing aids; infusion pumps (including implantable); cranial halos. Pregnant women, shift work, use of exogenous melatonin, history of alcohol or drug abuse in the last 6 months, neurological pathologies, history of head trauma or neurosurgery, decompensated systemic chronic diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Reiter's syndrome), personal history of cancer, past or under treatment.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04890964