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Chronic Pain and Brain Activity in Spinal Cord Injury

NCT01012635 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2013-01-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study compares five different procedures to see how they affect pain and brain activity. The procedures include neurofeedback, self-hypnosis training, meditation, and two different levels of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Subjects will be compensated for their time.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

OTHER

Hypnosis

Hypnosis Training: Verbal suggestions from an audio recording (via headphones).

OTHER

Meditation

Meditation: focus on a single word ("one") for the entire session.

OTHER

Neurofeedback training

Neurofeedback Training: Two electrodes will be placed on your scalp, and one electrode clipped on your head. There is no risk of electrical shock.

OTHER

Two different levels of tDCS

Direct stimulation of the brain by using a weak electrical current. There is no risk of electrical shock.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Washington

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark P. Jensen, PhD · University of Washington

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-12-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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