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TDCS* and Laterality Trainnning in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
Led by University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · Updated on 2024-05-16
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
61 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Chronic neck pain leads to decreased quality of life and absenteeism at work, generating great personal and socio-economic impact. It has been shown that patients with chronic pain have late recognition of the laterality of the hand, which is related to the duration of symptoms and pain evoked by the execution of the movement. These findings suggest that chronic pain and the consequent disuse of certain motor functions may involve a reorganization of the cortical representation of the body scheme or motor planning. Non-invasive neuromodulation, such as transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS), allows modulating cortical excitability and promoting pain relief. This study intends to verify the effects of the association of noninvasive brain stimulation with TDCS with an intervention with visual and motor stimuli related to laterality in patients with neck pain.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
TDCS* and Laterality Trainnning in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participants over 18 years old
- Neck pain lasting more than three months
- Pain intensity greater than 40 out of 100 on the visual analog scale
You will not qualify if you...
- History of seizures or epilepsy
- History of head trauma
- Intracranial hypertension
- Presence of intracranial metal clip
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Skin lesions at the stimulation site
- Sensitivity changes or allergy at electrode placement area
- Intermittent pain
- Cancer
- Cardiac pacemaker
- Severe spinal diseases such as recent fractures or ankylosing spondylitis
- Serious cardiorespiratory diseases
- Refusal to sign the informed consent form
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Universidade de São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil, 05403-000
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Research Team
C
Clarice Tanaka
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
FACTORIAL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
4
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