Chronic Pain and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Clinical Settings

NCT ID: NCT04726423

Last Updated: 2023-07-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-01-04

Study Completion Date

2023-12-31

Brief Summary

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Physical exercises and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) are both known to reduce chronic pain in structured laboratory studies. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of this combined treatment in clinical settings.

Detailed Description

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Chronic pain patients who are going to the physiotherapy clinic to receive tDCS treatment sessions are evaluated in order to assess the efficacy of tDCS in clinical settings. Physiotherapists prescribe physical exercises adapted to the patients conditions. Patients performed their physical exercises every time they received a tDCS treatment, but were also recommended to continue their physical exercises program at home after completion of physiotherapy visits.

Concerning tDCS treatment, patients were encouraged to receive 1 tDCS session per day for 5 consecutive days.

Conditions

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Chronic Pain

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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transcranial direct current stimulation

5 daily sessions of tDCS (2mA, 20 min) were recommended to all patients. Physical exercises were also done at the physiotherapy clinic. Physical exercises program was recommended to be continued at home after the week of physiotherapy visits.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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tDCS

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* To have chronic pain

Exclusion Criteria

* Contraindication to tDCS
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Université de Sherbrooke

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Guillaume Léonard

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Guillaume Leonard, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Université de Sherbrooke

Locations

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Physio-Atlas

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Guillaume Leonard, PhD

Role: CONTACT

1 819-780-2220

Marie-Philippe Harvey, M.Sc

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Antoine Laramé, M.Sc.

Role: primary

819-562-0868

Other Identifiers

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2020-3273-PA

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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