NCT04127253

Evaluation of the Hypoalgesic Effects of Transcranial Direct Current (tDCS) in Healthy Subjects

Evaluation of the Hypoalgesic Effects of Transcranial Direct Current (tDCS) in Combination With Motion Representation Tools in Healthy Subjects: a Double-blind Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidad Autonoma de Madrid · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The main objective of this research is to evaluate and quantify hypoalgesic effects caused by imagination and observation with or without the presence of transcranial direct current (tDCS) in healthy participants. The secondary objective of this research is to evaluate the possible relationships between hypoalgesic effects and different physical and cognitive variables such as the ability to generate motor mental images, mental chronometry and levels of physical activity.

Conditions

• Pain Modulation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Sooma transcranial direct current stimulation device plus Brain training tools	This group will carry out an observation training of actions and motor imagery in combination with the stimulation of the transcranial direct current.
DEVICE	Placebo Sooma transcranial direct current stimulation deviceplus Brain training tools	This group will carry out an observation training of actions and motor imagery in combination with the placebo stimulation of the transcranial direct current, where it will be acrtivo during 15 seconds and then it will be turned off during the rest of the intervention.
BEHAVIORAL	Brain training tools in isolation	This group will act as a control, they will only carry out the training of action observation and motor imagery.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-01
• Primary completion: 2020-06-01
• Completion: 2020-07-01
• First posted: 2019-10-15
• Last updated: 2019-10-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain