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The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Chronic Pain on Ophthalmologic Parameters

NCT01226082 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2010-10-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

tDCS is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique that utilizes low amplitude direct currents applied via scalp electrodes to modulate the level of cortical excitability.Several studies have demonstrated that tDCS applied over the sensory-motor cortex has been able to decrease pain sensation and to increase pain threshold in healthy subjects and in chronic pain patients. The aim of this study was to test whether daily sessions of anodal tDCS repeated for 5 consecutive days may be effective in reducing pain in a large number of chronic pain patients. The cathode is usually applied over the right forhead above the eye. The aim of the study is to test whether daily sessions of tDCS repeated for 5 consecutive days will influence on ophthalmologic parametrs.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Patients will recieve tDCS in a 5-day period of treatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

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Principal Investigators

  • Silviu Brill, MD · Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-11-30
Primary Completion
2011-11-30
Completion
2011-11-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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