Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Reduce Chronic Pelvic Pain in Endometriosis

Charité University Medicine Berlin

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Endometriosis

Treatments: Device: tDCS : Transcranial direct current stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05231239

EA1/174/19

Details and patient eligibility

About

In the study it will be tested whether transcranial direct current stimulation can reduce the perception of pelvic pain in patients with endometriosis.

Hypothesis: Transcranial direct current stimulation can reduce the perception of pelvic pain in patients with patients with endometriosis.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Endometriosis Chronic pain (more than 3 months) Pain (VAS > 3/10)

Exclusion criteria

• Contraindication to transcranial direct current stimulation Pregnancy Sever internal or psychiatric condition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Active tDCS

Active Comparator group

Description:

tDCS will be applied for 20 min with 2 mA

Treatment:

Device: tDCS : Transcranial direct current stimulation

Placebo tDCS

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

tDCS will be applied for only 20 sec, monatge will be left on the head for 20 min

Treatment:

Device: tDCS : Transcranial direct current stimulation