NCT01781065

The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Central Pain in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury

The Analgesic Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Primary Motor Cortex on Central Neuropathic Pain Patients With Spinal Cord Injury

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (actual)
• Sponsor: Seoul National University Bundang Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the analgesic effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied on motor cortex in patients with spinal cord injury who have chronic neuropathic pain.

Detailed description

* anodal stimulation of the primary motor cortex (M1) * anode electrode: C3 (EEG 10/20 system) * cathode electrode: contralateral supraorbital area * constant current of 2mA intensity for 20 min * twice a day with a more than 4 hours interval during of 2 weeks (from Monday to Friday, total 20 treatment session)

Conditions

• Neuropathic Pain
• Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	transcranial direct current stimulation

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-03-01
• Primary completion: 2009-02-01
• Completion: 2013-06-01
• First posted: 2013-01-31
• Last updated: 2013-07-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea