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Adjunctive Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

22 marzo 2021 aggiornato da: Alok Madan, Baylor College of Medicine

A Single-Blind, Randomized Control Trial of Adjunctive Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Chronic Pain Among Patients Receiving Specialized, Inpatient Multi-Modal Pain Management

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is an investigational device that has not been approved for the treatment of any medical condition by the FDA but is allowed to be used for research purposes. In clinical trials tDCS has been associated with pain relief by decreasing the intensity and duration of chronic pain. tDCS potentially works by stimulating the brain by delivering an extremely low-level electrical current to areas below the forehead - areas associated with chronic pain. It is anticipated that this current will increase brain activity or the likelihood of brain activity in these areas, affecting individual's ability to regulate pain.

The purpose of this study is to compare eligible participants in the Pain Management Program at The Menninger Clinic receiving adjunctive real transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) versus those receiving sham tDCS in the resolution of chronic pain. The primary objectives are: (1) improving pain tolerance and (2) improving subjective pain experience. Secondary objectives are: (1) improving subjective experience of sleep quality and (2) increasing physical activity.

Panoramica dello studio

Stato

Terminato

Condizioni

Intervento / Trattamento

Descrizione dettagliata

Chronic or persistent pain is pain that continues when it should not be present; it is ongoing or recurrent pain, lasting beyond the usual course of acute illness or injury, and which unfavorably affects the individual's well-being. The Institute of Medicine (2011) estimates that 116 million American adults experience chronic pain with direct and indirect costs to the US economy totaling in excess of half a trillion dollars annually. Current treatments for chronic pain are only partially effective, especially when used alone. There is a critical need to develop new and more effective treatments for chronic pain. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) may be helpful as an additional treatment for patients with chronic pain.

Doctors and scientists conducting this research study want to evaluate the effectiveness of an investigational device (tDCS) that delivers a form of brain stimulation as an additional treatment to standard of care in the Menninger Clinic's Pain Management Program. Stimulation with tDCS as an adjunctive to medication-based treatments as well non-medication treatments options (such as physical therapy and psychotherapy) may improve an individual's ability to tolerate the physical and emotional distress associated with chronic pain. Therefore the investigators propose to engage in a clinical trial of adjunctive tDCS for chronic pain, restricting enrollment to the population receiving services in the Pain Management Program.

Tipo di studio

Interventistico

Iscrizione (Effettivo)

4

Fase

  • Non applicabile

Contatti e Sedi

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Luoghi di studio

  • Stati Uniti
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, Stati Uniti, 77035
        • The Pain Management Program at The Menninger Clinic

Criteri di partecipazione

I ricercatori cercano persone che corrispondano a una certa descrizione, chiamata criteri di ammissibilità. Alcuni esempi di questi criteri sono le condizioni generali di salute di una persona o trattamenti precedenti.

Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

18 anni e precedenti (Adulto, Adulto più anziano)

Accetta volontari sani

No

Sessi ammissibili allo studio

Tutto

Descrizione

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Males and females greater than equal to 18 years old.
  2. Females with a confirmed negative pregnancy test (which is conducted within 24 hours of admission to the hospital as part of standard of clinical care).
  3. Confirmed diagnosis of chronic pain.
  4. Must be admitted to the Pain Management Program at The Menninger Clinic.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Presence of actively psychosis, cognitively impairment.

  2. Contraindications to tDCS:

    1. Presence of any preexisting irritation, cuts, or lesions where the tDCS will be placed (i.e., the forehead).
    2. Presence of any preexisting unstable medical conditions, or conditions that may increase the risk of stimulation such as uncontrolled epilepsy.
    3. Presence of history of severe cranial trauma with alteration of the cranial anatomy or metallic intracranial implants.
  3. None fluent in the English language.
  4. Presence of known sensitivity to Lidocaine 4%.

Piano di studio

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Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

  • Scopo principale: Trattamento
  • Assegnazione: Randomizzato
  • Modello interventistico: Assegnazione parallela
  • Mascheramento: Separare

Armi e interventi

Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm
Intervento / Trattamento
Sperimentale: Real tDCS
Those receiving experimental treatment will receive real tDCS during 20-minute periods over the course of 10 sessions. The treatment will be delivered by trained clinical personnel.
Dispositivo: tDCS
Prior to initiating the real tDCS trial and to reduce the likelihood of irritation associated with electrical stimulation, a low dose (1/8 of an inch) topical lidocaine (4%) cream will be applied to the skin where the tDCS the sponge-coated, surface electrodes soaked in saline solution will be placed. Neurotargeting tDCS-explorer software, Version 2.3 will be used to locate the left and right DLPFC, where anodal stimulation of the left DLPFC and cathodal stimulation of the right DLPFC will be received. Real tDCS will be applied during 20-minute periods over the course of 10 sessions. After each session, vitamin-E will be applied to the skin where the electrodes had been placed to reduce likelihood of skin irritation.
Altri nomi:
  • Stimolazione transcranica a corrente continua
Comparatore placebo: Sham tDCS
Those receiving sham tDCS will receive active tDCS during 20-minute periods over the course of 10 sessions. The treatment will be delivered by trained clinical personnel.
Dispositivo: Sham tDCS
Participants randomized to sham tDCS will undergo the same procedures as those in the real tDCS sample, including the same pre-treatment lidocaine 4% cream, localization of electrode placement, actual placement of electrodes, turning on the tDCS device in sham setting but will not receive actual stimulation during the 20 minutes of each session, as well as post-treatment vitamin E.
Altri nomi:
  • Stimolazione transcranica simulata con corrente continua

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Change From Baseline in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for Pain Change From Baseline
Lasso di tempo: On a weekly basis: 1) Day 1 (first day of tDCS). 2) Day 8 (after first week with post 5 consecutive sessions of tDCS followed by 2 consecutive days without tDCS). 3) Day 15 (after second week post another 5 sessions of tDCS followed by 2 consecutive days
Visual analogue scale measure for pain. Score range from 0-10. For rating overall pain, ranging from none, mild, moderate, or severe pain.
On a weekly basis: 1) Day 1 (first day of tDCS). 2) Day 8 (after first week with post 5 consecutive sessions of tDCS followed by 2 consecutive days without tDCS). 3) Day 15 (after second week post another 5 sessions of tDCS followed by 2 consecutive days

Collaboratori e investigatori

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Sponsor

Baylor College of Medicine

Investigatori

  • Investigatore principale: Alok Madan, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine

Studiare le date dei record

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Studia le date principali

Inizio studio

1 gennaio 2016

Completamento primario (Effettivo)

1 gennaio 2018

Completamento dello studio (Effettivo)

1 gennaio 2018

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

22 gennaio 2016

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

26 gennaio 2016

Primo Inserito (Stima)

28 gennaio 2016

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

15 aprile 2021

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

22 marzo 2021

Ultimo verificato

1 marzo 2021

Maggiori informazioni

Termini relativi a questo studio

Parole chiave

Termini MeSH pertinenti aggiuntivi

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • H-36721

Piano per i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)

Hai intenzione di condividere i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)?

NO

Descrizione del piano IPD

Description of data may affect potential subject's awareness of sham versus real transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

Queste informazioni sono state recuperate direttamente dal sito web clinicaltrials.gov senza alcuna modifica. In caso di richieste di modifica, rimozione o aggiornamento dei dettagli dello studio, contattare register@clinicaltrials.gov. Non appena verrà implementata una modifica su clinicaltrials.gov, questa verrà aggiornata automaticamente anche sul nostro sito web .

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