NCT02051959

Long-term Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Patients With Phantom Limb Pain (PLP)

Long-Term Treatment of Patients Experiencing Phantom Limb Pain With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

• Status: Suspended
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sheba Medical Center · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

* Phantom limb pain (PLP) refers to pain in a limb that has been amputated or deafferented. Phantom limb pain might be related to brain cortical plastic changes. * The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of a series of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) sessions, a non-invasive and focal brain stimulation method, in producing long-term reduction of phantom limb pain among amputees who experience such pain. This is a Crossover sham control.

Conditions

• Phantom Limb Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Anodal stimulation of M1 + sham	8 active treatmments: 2mA anodal stimulation of M1 for 20 minutes (over the relevant cortex area) followed by 8 sham treatments.
DEVICE	Sham + Anodal stimulation of M1	8 sham treatments followed by 8 active treatmments: 2mA anodal stimulation of M1 for 20 minutes (over the relevant cortex area).
DEVICE	Cathodal stimulation of M1 + sham	8 active treatmments: 2mA cathodal stimulation of M1 for 20 minutes (over the relevant cortex area) , followed by 8 sham treatments.
DEVICE	Sham + Cathodal stimulation of M1	8 sham treatments followed by 8 active treatmments: 2mA cathodal stimulation of M1 for 20 minutes (over the relevant cortex area).

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-05-01
• Primary completion: 2017-06-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2014-01-31
• Last updated: 2016-01-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel