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tDCS for the Management of Chronic Visceral Pain in Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis

NCT01857492 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2015-03-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is testing whether the addition of a noninvasive form of brain stimulation called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) when combined with meditation helps decrease the abdominal pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis. The device involved in this study, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is investigational. This means that the study device is still being tested in research studies and is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration \[FDA\].

Conditions

  • Chronic Pancreatitis
  • Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

tDCS

BEHAVIORAL

Meditation

Both Active and SHAM groups will receive Meditation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Steven D Freedman, MD PhD · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  • Steven D. Freedman, MD, PhD · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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