13
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2007
Primary Completion Date
January 13, 2012
Study Completion Date
January 13, 2012
DC Stimulator (Transcranial Direct Current Stimulator)
Subjects will receive a total of 10 sessions of either active tDCS or sham tDCS over a four-week period (administered every other day during weekdays over the course of one month). During each tDCS session, two electrodes are placed over selected areas of the brain. The anode is placed on the motor cortex contralateral to the side where migraines predominant; the cathode is placed near the supraorbital area, opposite the anode. A small battery powered device drives 2 mA of direct current through the two electrodes. The direct current will flow through the electrodes, penetrate the scalp, and create a flow of electrical current in the brain. The procedure will last 20 minutes. For sham tDCS, an alternate method of stimulation will be used.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Boston
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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