Status:
COMPLETED
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Effect on Pain Threshold and Working Memory: Impact of Age and Protocol Type
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Conditions:
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Working Memory
Eligibility:
FEMALE
15-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation method which has great potential as an aid in the therapeutic management of neuropsychiatric disorders and chronic pain...
Detailed Description
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a neuromodulation method that has great potential as an aid in the therapeutic management of neuropsychiatric disorders and chronic pain syndromes. tD...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age between 15 to 16 years for the adolescent group
- Age between 30 to 40 years for the young adult group
- Age between 60 to 70 years for the elderly group
- From completed elementary school to incomplete superior education
- right handed
Exclusion
- Pregnancy
- Current smoker or previous smoker within 10 years
- Current Substance Use Disorder
- Neurological condition (e.g., traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumor, epilepsy, brain surgery, brain implant)
- Any diagnosed Psychiatric condition (e.g., Attention deficit/hyperactivity deficit (ADHD), bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, generalized anxiety disorder)
- Use of any antidepressive or psychoactive, psychostimulant medication
- Any chronic pain condition
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 28 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04328545
Start Date
October 1 2017
End Date
February 28 2020
Last Update
March 31 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital de Clinicas e Porto Alegre (HCPA)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90035-003