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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Postoperative Pain in Knee Arthroplasty

NCT02704182 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2020-09-16

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Summary

The objective of this study is to detect the effect of trans-cranial direct current stimulation on postoperative pain and opioid consumption in total knee arthro-plasty patients. Fifty patients undergoing unilateral TKA will be randomly assigned to receive 4 sessions, total of 80 minutes of real (n=25) or sham tDCS (n=25). Stimulation will be given on 4 consecutive postoperative days, group 1 will receive real stimulation with the active electrode over the leg representation of the motor strip (cortical motor area of the leg) and the reference electrode over the arm, group 2 will receive Sham tDCS. Pain level will be evaluated according to visual analogue scale (VAS) and LANSS pain scale before (base line) after 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th sessions.

Conditions

  • Knee Replacement

Interventions

DEVICE

tDCS

25 patients received real anodal tDCS on the motor area for 20 minutes every day for 4 consecutive days.

DEVICE

Sham tDCS

25 patients received sham anodal tDCS on the motor area for 20 minutes every day for 4 consecutive days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-06-30
Primary Completion
2016-01-31
Completion
2016-01-31

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