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Transcranial Stimulation for Physiotherapy Optimisation - Chronic Low Back Pain (STOP-CLBP)

NCT05757609 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2023-12-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The main objective of this study is to investigate the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation (the so-called transcranial direct current stimulation ; tDCS) combined with an active physiotherapy program on the multidimensional impact of pain in patients with Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP).

The secondary objectives are to compare the effects of these interventions on fear of movement, psycho-emotional state, function, functional connectivity of the left dorsolaterla prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and erector spinae activity.

Participants will perform:

* 2 sessions including clinical assessments including questionnaires, brain activity assessment (with EEG), and back muscle activity assessment (with EMG)
* 9 interventional sessions of active physiotherapy combined with active or sham tDCS during 3 weeks (3 per week).

Investigators will compare active tDCS with sham tDCS (non active) to evaluate if active tDCS is more effective than sham tDCS.

Conditions

  • Chronic Low Back Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

Anodal tDCS combined with active physiotherapy

anodal tDCS over prefrontal cortex combined with active physiotherapy

DEVICE

Sham anodal tDCS combined with active physiotherapy

Sham anodal tDCS over prefrontal cortex combined with active physiotherapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • La Tour Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • School of Health Sciences Geneva

    collaborator OTHER

  • Stephane ARMAND

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stéphane Armand, Pr · University Hospital, Geneva

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-21
Primary Completion
2026-10-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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