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Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Associated With Aerobic Exercise Training for Patients With Fibromyalgia

NCT02358902 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2015-02-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study consists of a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial with two months' duration of follow-up. The variable used was the VAS for pain, considering the values of any difference between the data before and after stimulation.

Conditions

  • Fibromyalgia

Interventions

DEVICE

tDCS

tDCS - DC stimulator, Neurocom, Germany

PROCEDURE

active intervention of aerobic exercise

different types of aerobic exercise

DEVICE

placebo tDCS

only 30 seconds of cortical stimulaion , with the power turned off for the remaining time (tDCS - DC stimulator, Neurocom, Germany)

PROCEDURE

placebo AE

the procedure was a training on the treadmill, but heart rate was maintained within 5% of the resting heart rate at the minimum speed on the treadmill

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nove de Julho

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marcel Simis, MD PhD · Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clinicas Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-11-30
Completion
2014-11-30

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