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Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Visual Illusion on Chronic Pain Due to Spinal Cord Injury

NCT01404065 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2020-04-24

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) combined with watching a visual illusion on chronic pain due to spinal cord injury. The investigators hypothesize that active tDCS will reduce pain in subjects with spinal cord injury when compared to sham stimulation. The investigators will also measure changes in EEG data (alpha and beta frequencies) as well as motor cortex excitability.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

Subjects will undergo tDCS stimulation. For both active and sham stimulation, we will use electrodes of 35cm\^2, at an intensity of 2mA. For active tDCS, the subject will undergo stimulation for 20 minutes. For sham stimulation, the current will be ramped up and then down again (for 30 seconds total) to simulate the feeling of active stimulation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Felipe Fregni, MD, PhD, MPH · Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (SRH)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-12-31
Primary Completion
2014-08-31
Completion
2014-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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