Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02704182
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Postoperative Pain in Knee Arthroplasty
Role of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Reduction of Pain and Postsurgical Opioid Consumption in Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 46 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Assiut University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 30 Years – 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The objective of this study is to detect the effect of trans-cranial direct current stimulation on postoperative pain and opioid consumption in total knee arthro-plasty patients. Fifty patients undergoing unilateral TKA will be randomly assigned to receive 4 sessions, total of 80 minutes of real (n=25) or sham tDCS (n=25). Stimulation will be given on 4 consecutive postoperative days, group 1 will receive real stimulation with the active electrode over the leg representation of the motor strip (cortical motor area of the leg) and the reference electrode over the arm, group 2 will receive Sham tDCS. Pain level will be evaluated according to visual analogue scale (VAS) and LANSS pain scale before (base line) after 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th sessions.
Detailed description
The study aims to to detect the effect of trans-cranial direct current stimulation on postoperative pain and opioid consumption in total knee arthro-plasty patients. Fifty patients undergoing unilateral TKA will be randomly assigned to receive 4 sessions, total of 80 minutes of real (n=25) or sham tDCS (n=25). Stimulation will be given on 4 consecutive postoperative days, group 1 will receive real stimulation with the active electrode over the leg representation of the motor strip (cortical motor area of the leg) and the reference electrode over the arm, group 2 will receive Sham tDCS. Pain level will be evaluated according to visual analogue scale (VAS) and LANSS pain scale before (baseline) after 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th sessions.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | tDCS | 25 patients received real anodal tDCS on the motor area for 20 minutes every day for 4 consecutive days. |
| DEVICE | Sham tDCS | 25 patients received sham anodal tDCS on the motor area for 20 minutes every day for 4 consecutive days. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-01-01
- Completion
- 2016-01-01
- First posted
- 2016-03-09
- Last updated
- 2020-09-16
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02704182. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.