Status:
TERMINATED
Investigating Motor Cortex Processing for Pain Modulation
Lead Sponsor:
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Conditions:
Motor Activity
Eligibility:
MALE
18-64 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of different types of interventions (motor learning, somatosensory learning, observation task, mental imagery and tDCS) on the perception of pai...
Detailed Description
There are 5 experiments: Exp1: motor learning (3 groups, crossover) - motor leaning with and without visual feedback and a control group. Exp2: sensory learning (4 groups, parallel) - sensory learni...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria
- Provide informed consent to participate in the study
- 18 to 64 years old
- No presence of rheumatologic disease as self reported
- No clinically significant or unstable medical or psychiatric disorder as self reported
- No history of alcohol or substance abuse within the last 6 months as self reported
- No neuropsychiatric co-morbidity as self reported
- No Contraindications to single pulse TMS (TMS will be used to measure cortical excitability)
- history of seizures
- unexplained loss of consciousness
- metal in the head
- frequent or severe headaches or neck pain
- implanted brain medical devices
- No Contraindications to tDCS
- metal in the head
- implanted brain medical devices
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
115 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01404039
Start Date
September 1 2010
End Date
April 1 2014
Last Update
April 24 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114