NCT06029075

tACS for Neuropathic Pain Management After SCI

tACS Brain Neuromodulation for Sensory and Motor Recovery After Neurological Impairments

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 14 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The overall goal is to investigate the effectiveness of a novel intervention - transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) for neuropathic pain management in people after spinal cord injury.

Conditions

• Neuropathic Pain Management

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	tACS Sham	Sham tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.
DEVICE	tACS 10Hz	10Hz tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.
DEVICE	tACS 20Hz	20Hz tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-09-01
• Primary completion: 2027-09-30
• Completion: 2028-03-31
• First posted: 2023-09-08
• Last updated: 2025-02-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study