Nervous System Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants aged 18 years or older; of both sexes; who provide written informed consent will be included; eligibility requires a functional diagnosis of communication disorders or stomatognathic dysfunctions of neurological etiology (dysphagia, dysphonia/dysarthrophonia, aphasia, or somatosensory tinnitus); a functional diagnosis of gait and balance disorders; chronic pain; and/or a sympathetic or parasympathetic index outside the normal range (–1 to 1) in heart rate variability, observed in at least two of the three measurements of the orthostatic test
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who do not use the Portuguese oral language; who have rheumatological diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis; with cardiac arrhythmia or other cardiovascular conditions using beta-blockers; pregnant women or women in the puerperium or postpartum period; patients diagnosed with cancer and severe osteoporosis; who have absolute contraindications for non-invasive brain stimulation (pacemaker, epilepsy, cochlear implant)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Faster and safer remission or attenuation of human communication disorders, stomatognathic functions, chronic pain, and motor and non-motor functional alterations through the application of non-invasive brain stimulation than through conventional therapeutic procedures | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in overall human communication disorders, stomatognathic functions, chronic pain, and motor and non-motor functional alterations activity in daily life | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo