Evaluation of the Hypoalgesic Effects of Transcranial Direct Current (tDCS) in Healthy Subjects

NCT ID: NCT04127253

Last Updated: 2019-10-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-01-01

Study Completion Date

2020-07-01

Brief Summary

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The main objective of this research is to evaluate and quantify hypoalgesic effects caused by imagination and observation with or without the presence of transcranial direct current (tDCS) in healthy participants. The secondary objective of this research is to evaluate the possible relationships between hypoalgesic effects and different physical and cognitive variables such as the ability to generate motor mental images, mental chronometry and levels of physical activity.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pain Modulation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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transcranial direct current plus Brain training tools

20 minutes of transcranial direct current stimulation along with the application of motor imagery and action observation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sooma transcranial direct current stimulation device plus Brain training tools

Intervention Type DEVICE

This group will carry out an observation training of actions and motor imagery in combination with the stimulation of the transcranial direct current.

Placebo transcranial direct current plus Brain training tools

A placebo intervention of direct transcranial stimulation being active during 15 seconds and then it will be turned off the rest of the time until 20 minutes. This group will also carry out the training of action observation and motor imagery.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo Sooma transcranial direct current stimulation deviceplus Brain training tools

Intervention Type DEVICE

This group will carry out an observation training of actions and motor imagery in combination with the placebo stimulation of the transcranial direct current, where it will be acrtivo during 15 seconds and then it will be turned off during the rest of the intervention.

Brain training tools in isolation

This group will act as a control, they will only carry out the training of action observation and motor imagery.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Brain training tools in isolation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

This group will act as a control, they will only carry out the training of action observation and motor imagery.

Interventions

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Sooma transcranial direct current stimulation device plus Brain training tools

This group will carry out an observation training of actions and motor imagery in combination with the stimulation of the transcranial direct current.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Placebo Sooma transcranial direct current stimulation deviceplus Brain training tools

This group will carry out an observation training of actions and motor imagery in combination with the placebo stimulation of the transcranial direct current, where it will be acrtivo during 15 seconds and then it will be turned off during the rest of the intervention.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Brain training tools in isolation

This group will act as a control, they will only carry out the training of action observation and motor imagery.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* asymptomatic participants
* men and women aged 18 to 65 years

Exclusion Criteria

* insomnia
* nausea
* headache
* pregnant woman
* use of painkillers in the last twenty four hours
* presence of metal inside the head
* pacemaker
* wound on the area of electrodes' application
* drugs consumer
* recent application of transcranial direct stimulation
* psychiatric disease who lead the subject to a misunderstand of the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Centro Universitario La Salle

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Roy La Touche Arbizu

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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CSEU La Salle

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Roy A La Tocuhe, physiotherapist PhD

Role: CONTACT

917401980 ext. 313

Other Identifiers

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uammadrid

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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