This is a controlled trial designed to determine short- and long-term effects of repeated tDCS on the P300 component of event-related evoked potentials in patients with chronic neuropathic pain due to Complex regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) or diabetic neuropathy as compared with healthy subjects.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
The latency and amplitude of P300, subjective pain intensity, and pain thresholds for tactile and thermal stimuli will be determined at before and 15 min and 120 min after the 1st and 5th tDCS/sham procedure, To receive tDCS/sham treatment, two electrodes will be placed on the patient´s skull (for details see section Methods) and the patient will rest for 5 min. After that, the patient will receive 20 minutes of 2 mA tDCS/sham. Subjective pain intensity, and pain thresholds for tactile and thermal stimuli will be determined before-, 15 min after and 120 min after each tDCS/Sham procedure. At the 1st and 5th tDCS/Sham session, the latency and amplitude of P300 will be determined before-, 15 min after and 120 min after the tDCS/sham procedure.
Pain and palliative care unit, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Beersheba, Israel
Changes in the amplitude of P300
Time frame: 15 min after and 120 min after the 1st tDCS, 15 min after and 120 min after the 5st tDCS, and at the follow up 1 week after the 5th tDCS.
Changes in the Latency of P300
Time frame: 15 min after and 120 min after the 1st tDCS, 15 min after and 120 min after the 5st tDCS, and at the follow up 1 week after the 5th tDCS.
Changes in Pain Intensity-will be calculated as the difference in scores on the 11-point numerical pain rating scale (0-10)
Time frame: 15 min after and 120 min after each tDCS stimulation
Changes in Pain Thresholds for Tactile and Thermal Stimuli will be calculated as the difference between ratings obtained form pain threshold measurements before- and after tDCS
Time frame: 15 min after and 120 min after each tDCS stimulation
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