Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Reduce Chronic Pain in Patients With Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Phase 2CompletedNCT02048137

Charite University, Berlin, Germany20 enrolled

Overview

In the study we test whether transcranial direct current stimulation can reduce the perception of pain in patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. Hypothesis: Transcranial direct current stimulation can reduce the perception of pain in patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Interventions

Transcranial direct current stimulationDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Inflammatory bowel disease * Chronic pain (more than 3 months) * Pain (VAS \> 3/10) Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to transcranial direct current stimulation * Pregnancy * Sever internal or psychiatric condition

Locations (1)

Charite University Medicine

Berlin, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain pressure threshold

Time frame: 1 week

Secondary Outcomes

Visual analoug scale - pain

Time frame: 1 week

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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