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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Clinical Setting to Reduce Pain in Older Workers

Canada24 participantsStarted 2022-05-15

Plain-language summary

Chronic pain is one of the main factors influencing workers' retention at work. Considering that the prevalence of suffering from chronic pain increases with age, older workers are most likely to be absent from work because of their pain. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a treatment option to reduce chronic pain. This study aims to document the effect of tDCS on pain and work retention in older workers and to compare the traditional tDCS protocol (5 sessions) with an enhanced protocol (11 sessions).

Who can participate

Age range56 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * To be more than 55 years old * To have chronic pain * To have employment relationship * To have pain that interferes with work tasks Exclusion Criteria: \- tDCS contraindications (epilepsy, metallic implant in the head, pacemaker, cochlear implant)

What they're measuring

Pain intensity

Timeframe: Before tDCS

Pain intensity

Timeframe: 1 week

Pain intensity

Timeframe: 4 weeks

Pain intensity

Timeframe: 4 weeks after the last tDCS session

Disability

Timeframe: Before tDCS

Disability

Timeframe: 1 week

Disability

Timeframe: 4 weeks

Disability

Timeframe: 4 weeks after the last tDCS session

Work role functioning

Timeframe: Before tDCS

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05370833

SponsorUniversité de Sherbrooke

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-04-30

Contact for this trial

Guillaume Leonard, PhD

819-780-2220 guillaume.leonard2@usherbrooke.ca

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