Home brain stimulation for chronic pain
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests if a gentle, home-use electrical brain stimulation device (tDCS) can help people with long-lasting pain that hasn't responded well to other treatments. If you have had pain for at least 6 months and a previous brain stimulation helped only briefly, this study may offer a new option.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have had pain for at least 6 months that happens nearly every day.
- Your pain level is at least a 4 out of 10 on a typical day.
- You have a type of pain called 'neuropathic' or 'nociplastic' (your doctor can tell you this).
- You have tried a specific brain stimulation treatment (rTMS) before and it only helped for less than a month.
- You do not have any medical conditions that make brain stimulation unsafe, like epilepsy or a metal implant in your head.
- You are not pregnant, nursing, or taking very high doses of certain pain medications.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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