The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Primary Motor and Somatosensory Cortex on Pain Thresholds.

Aalborg University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Device: Active tDCS; Device: Sham tDCS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04658485

N-20180085.p3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the modulatory effect of a novel tDCS configuration on the pain sensitivity in healthy subjects.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to investigate the modulatory effect of a single session 20 min anodal primary motor cortex (M1) and cathodal primary somatosensory cortex (S1) transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the pain sensitivity on the descending part of musculus trapezius in healthy young adults.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy
• Age between 18-30 years
• Living in Denmark

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Drug addiction defined as the use of cannabis, opioids or other drugs
• Current use of opioids, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines
• Previous or current neurological, musculoskeletal, rheumatic, malignant, inflammatory or mental illnesses
• Current or prior chronic pain conditions
• Lack of ability to cooperate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Active tDCS

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Active tDCS

Sham tDCS

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Sham tDCS