NCT01112774

Application of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Patients With Chronic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury

Investigation of the Mechanisms of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of Motor Cortex for the Treatment of Chronic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the novel treatment of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) could decrease the pain perception of those with spinal cord injury. We will also determine whether these changes are correlated with the clinical outcome (pain reduction).

Detailed description

The active tDCS stimulation sessions will be compared to sham stimulation. More study details will be provided by Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Transcranial direct current stimulation	Stimulation will be applied at 2 mA for a total of 20 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-04-01
• Primary completion: 2013-08-14
• Completion: 2013-08-14
• First posted: 2010-04-28
• Last updated: 2020-04-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States