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

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02048137

Acronym

tDCS in IBD

Enrollment

Registered

2014-01-29

Start date

2014-01-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-01-24

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Conditions

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

DEVICETranscranial direct current stimulation

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain pressure threshold	1 week

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Visual analoug scale - pain	1 week

Other

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life	3 weeks

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026