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Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Chronic Pain Related to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

NCT03958526 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2019-05-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a promising non-invasive brain stimulation technique in chronic pain. There is no study investigating the effectiveness of tDCS in radiating chronic lower extremity pain related to lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of tDCS on pain, walking capacity, functional status and quality of life in patients with chronic pain related to LSS.

32 patients diagnosed with chronic pain related to LSS will be enrolled in this prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study according to inclusion/exclusion criteria. Patients in active group will receive 10 sessions of anodal tDCS delivered over primary motor cortex (M1) with a constant current of 2 miliAmpers for 20 minutes. Patients will be evaluated at baseline, on day 1, 5 and 10 (after the session) and 5 days, 1 month and 3 months after treatment.

Conditions

  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Interventions

DEVICE

active tDCS

Patients in active group will receive 10 sessions of anodal tDCS delivered over primary motor cortex (M1) contralateral to the most painful side with a constant current of 2 miliAmpers for 20 minutes.

DEVICE

sham tDCS

Same protocol (electrode montage,session duration) will be used for sham stimulation. But the device won't be active for full 20 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Enes Efe Is, MD · Istanbul University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-04-01
Primary Completion
2019-09-30
Completion
2019-10-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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