Cortical Stimulation by Direct Current for the Treatment of Chronic Pain : Pilot-study of a Stimulation Device at Home
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Neuropathic Pain
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 80
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 40 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this study is to confirm the analgesic effect of tDCS in neuropathic chronic pain, to estimate the importance and the duration of this effect, and to improve its efficiency by the use at home.
It is established that the repetition of the sessions of cortical stimulation over a week improves their analgesic efficacy. However, this effect does not exceed a few weeks and is much lower…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria :
* Patients from 18 to 80 years old, men or women, suffering pharmaco-resistant neuropathic chronic pain for more than one year; NVS \> 2 during the week S0) unilateral pharmacoresistant, whose analgesic treatment is stable for at least 1 month.
* Patients whose pharmacoresistan…
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