NCT01575002

Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Chronic Corneal Pain

Neural Correlates of Pain-related Cognitive Processing in Chronic Pain of the Cornea: an ERP and Electrical Stimulation Study.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In this study the investigators aim to examine the effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on pain levels as well as the changes in cognitive (thought) processing in individuals with chronic pain of the cornea -- and also compared with healthy controls.

Conditions

• Corneal Pain
• Chronic Pain
• Neuropathic Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)	Subjects will undergo 2 sessions of 20 minutes of tDCS stimulation (either active or sham)in a randomized order - each session will be separated by at least one week to prevent carry-over effects.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-09-01
• Completion: 2015-09-01
• First posted: 2012-04-10
• Last updated: 2020-04-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States