An interventional study of cervical a-tsDCS and thoracic a-tsDCS in Nociceptive Pain, sponsored by Université Catholique de Louvain. Status unknown at 1 site in Belgium. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-06-21.
Sponsored by Université Catholique de Louvain · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science
Several studies have demonstrated that direct currents delivered through the skin at the level of the low-thoracic spinal cord can influence spinal cord function. In human volunteers, anodal low-thoracic transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) alters spinal processing of nociceptive inputs. Whether cervical tsDCS is able to do the same is less well known. In this double-blinded, sham-controlled and cross-over trial, the investigators will compare the effects on the nociceptive processing of healthy volunteers of cervical and low-thoracic tsDCS.
The investigators will compare the effects on the nociceptive processing of healthy volunteers of cervical and low-thoracic tsDCS. This study will be a double-blinded, sham-controlled, cross-over trial. Each participant will undergo three experimental sessions (anodal cervical tsDCS and sham thoracic tsDCS vs. sham cervical tsDCS and anodal thoracic tsDCS vs. sham cervical tsDCS and sham thoracic tsDCS), separated by at least one week.
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Healthy young adults
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants will receive: 1. 20 minutes of 2.5 milliamperes (mA) anodal tsDCS at the cervical level. 2. 20 minutes of sham tsDCS at the low-thoracic level.
Device: cervical a-tsDCS
Participants will receive: 1. 20 minutes of sham tsDCS at the cervical level. 2. 20 minutes of 2.5 milliamperes (mA) anodal tsDCS at the low-thoracic level.
Device: thoracic a-tsDCS
Participants will receive: 1. 20 minutes of sham tsDCS at the cervical level. 2. 20 minutes of sham tsDCS at the low-thoracic level.
Device: sham tsDCS
Anodal transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (a-tsDCS)
Anodal transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (a-tsDCS)
Sham transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (s-tsDCS)
Change in contact-heat evoked potentials amplitude
N2 amplitude
Time frame: Throughout the entire study, approximately during 6 months
Change in intensity of perception to contact-heat nociceptive stimuli
Numerical rating scale (0-100)
Time frame: Throughout the entire study, approximately during 6 months
Change in skin temperature
Temperature (°C)
Time frame: Throughout the entire study, approximately during 6 months
Change in cutaneous blood flow
LDF flow (PU)
Time frame: Throughout the entire study, approximately during 6 months
Plan to share: No
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