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Cervical/Thoracic Neuromodulation and Nociceptive Processing
Sponsor: Université Catholique de Louvain
Summary
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.
Official title: Investigating the Effects of the Neuromodulation of the Cervical and the Low-thoracic Spinal Cord on Nociceptive Processing in Healthy Volunteers - an Randomized, Sham-controlled, Double-blinded Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 40 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
24
Start Date
2024-06-19
Completion Date
2024-10
Last Updated
2024-06-21
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
cervical a-tsDCS
Anodal transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (a-tsDCS)
thoracic a-tsDCS
Anodal transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (a-tsDCS)
sham tsDCS
Sham transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (s-tsDCS)
Locations (1)
UCLouvain
Brussels, Belgium