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Effectiveness and Safety of tDCS for Pain

CompletedNot applicableNCT05612165
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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 verify the effectiveness and safety of transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with central post-stroke pain.

Study details

Official title
Effectiveness and Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Pain Changes in Patients With Central Post-Stroke Pain
Conditions
Interventions
  • Device: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation(tDCS)
  • Device: Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation(sham tDCS)
Sponsor
Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Start date
2022-06-09
Primary completion
2024-07-31
Sex
All
Age range
from 19 Years to 90 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
South Korea
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults aged 19 to 90 years old 2. Those who have been diagnosed with first-time stroke through doctors' clinical observation and brain imaging diagnosis 3. A person whose stroke lesions are cortex or subcortex 4. A person who satisfies 'Mandatory criteria' 5. Those with cognitive ability to understand and follow the researcher's instructions 6. Those who voluntarily agree to participate in this clinical trial and signed the agreement Exclusion Criteria: 1. Those who have a fracture or have undergone orthopedic surgery 2. In case of accompanying serious neurological diseases 3. In case of major psychiatric diseases such as major depression disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, and dementia 4. Those with complex part pain syndrome by Budapest Criteria 5. If there is a cause of other pain in the relevant area, such as peripheral nerve damage 6. Persons included in the exclusion of transcranial direct current stimulation 7. If the researcher is judged to be judged that the participation in this study is not appropriate

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05612165