Status:
WITHDRAWN
tDCS for the Management of Chronic Visceral Pain in Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis
Lead Sponsor:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Conditions:
Chronic Pancreatitis
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is testing whether the addition of a noninvasive form of brain stimulation called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) when combined with meditation helps decrease the abdominal p...
Detailed Description
This is a double-blind, pilot study with the goal of testing the effects of tDCS coupled with meditation in the management of visceral pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis. We will enroll a tota...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Provide informed consent to participate in the study
- 18 years old
- If taking pain medications, stable doses are required for at least 1 month prior to initiation of the study
Exclusion
- History of alcohol or substance abuse within the last 6 months as self-reported
- Suffering from severe depression (with a score of \>30 in the Beck Depression Inventory)
- Diagnosis of any neurological diseases (such as epilepsy)
- Episodes of seizures within the last 6 months
- Unexplained loss of consciousness
- Use of carbamazepine or neuropsychotropic drugs
- Have had no neurosurgery as self reported
- Contraindications to tDCS
- Metal in the head
- Implanted brain medical devices
- Pregnant at time of enrollment
- Previous experience with meditation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01857492
Start Date
March 1 2013
End Date
January 1 2014
Last Update
March 11 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215