Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
This study is looking into whether noninvasive brain stimulation can help reduce pain for people with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Researchers are testing two types of stimulation: transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Transcranial Ultrasound (TUS). You would receive either active stimulation or a sham (inactive) version of these treatments. The study aims to see if active stimulation leads to less pain compared to the sham treatment. To join, you need to be between 18 and 80 years old and have chronic pain from carpal tunnel syndrome that has lasted at least 6 months. The study plans to enroll 95 participants, but its current status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific treatment. It plans to enroll 95 participants.
- What's involved
- You would receive 20 minutes of either active or sham transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and 20 minutes of either active or sham Transcranial Ultrasound (TUS).
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your pain levels will be measured at 9 weeks after treatment.
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Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for Treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
At a glance
Conditions
NCT04206215
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
Spaulding Rehabilitation Network Research Institute
Charlestown, Massachusettsstudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Felipe Fregni, MD PhD MPH · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Spaulding Rehabilitation Network
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Visual Analogue Score (VAS)9 weeks
Changes in the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain will be measured in order to determine whether anodal transcranial direct current stimulation in conjunction with transcranial ultrasound is effective in reducing pain in subjects with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The VAS scale goes from 0 up to 10, where 0 means no pain at all and 10 means the worst imaginable pain.