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NCT Number: NCT02048137

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Digestive System Diseases Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Diseases Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Intestinal Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Charite University Medicine

Berlin, 12200, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Device

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain pressure threshold

    Time frame: 1 week

Secondary outcomes

  1. Visual analoug scale - pain

    Time frame: 1 week

Other outcomes

  1. Quality of life

    Time frame: 3 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Other

Registry information

Acronym: tDCS in IBD

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2016
First posted
Jan 29, 2014
Registry last updated
Jan 24, 2018

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