Status:

UNKNOWN

Effect of tDCS in Intrinsic Functional Brain Connectivity Assessed by Functional Magnetic Resonance in Fibromyalgia

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Conditions:

Fibromyalgia

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Considering the central component of fibromyalgia (FM), the focus of research on current therapeutic approaches has been techniques that may modify the dysfunctional neuroplasticity process, such as t...

Detailed Description

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome that is characterized by generalized musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, unrepairable sleep, cognitive alterations, depressive and neurovegetative symptoms, whose neurobiolo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Literate
  • Female, between 18 and 65 years old
  • With the diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (2010-2016)
  • Pain score equal to or greater than six on the Numerical Pain Scale (NPS 0-10) on most days of the last 3 months.
  • Give informed consent to participate after the initial evaluation.

Exclusion

  • Living outside the city of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
  • Pregnancy
  • Severe Mental Illness
  • tDCS contraindications
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contraindications

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03841227

Start Date

August 1 2018

End Date

March 1 2020

Last Update

February 15 2019

Active Locations (2)

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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90.450-120

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Hospital de Clinicas e Porto Alegre (HCPA)

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90035-003