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The neuromuscular mechanism of tDCS stimulation on dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in improving trunk muscle synergy in patients with chronic low back pain

The neuromuscular mechanism of tDCS stimulation on dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in improving trunk muscle synergy in patients with chronic low back pain

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300078887
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-12-20
Start date
2024-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-01-08

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Conditions

low back pain

Interventions

Experimental group:DLPFC-tDCS
Control group:M1-tDCS

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ?20 ~55 years old; ?BMI index range: 18.5=BMI< 25; ?4 points =NPRS=7 points; ? Lumbar and sacral pain duration/discontinuity =3 months; (5) MRI/CT showed no lumbar disc herniation, fracture, tumor or structural abnormality; ? Right-handed.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? spinal fractures, dislocation, severe trauma; ? lumbar soft tissue tumor, tuberculosis; ? Patients with lumbar fusion and severe osteoporosis; (4) Patients with heart pacemakers and metal foreign bodies in the body; ? Patients with a history of spinal surgery; ? Have serious heart, liver, kidney, hematopoietic system and other primary diseases and mental patients; ? Women with pregnancy, lactation, menstruation and frequent dysmenorrhea; ? Unable to complete the experiment due to fear; ? Long and short leg difference > 0.5cm; ? Flat feet.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain Assessment;Hamilton Depression Scale;Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA);Instantaneous pose interference assessment;The electromyographic characteristics of trunk muscles, activation levels of cerebral cortex, and brain interval work Network assessment;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXin Li

The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

lixin279@mail.sysu.edu.cn+86 150 1877 1546

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026