NCT03005548 - Cortical Modulation of Acute Post-thoracotomy Pain With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation | Biotech Hunter

Enrollment

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2016

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2017

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2018

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial direct current stimulation

"Transcranial direct current stimulation. All eligible patients will be treated with patient-controlled IV morphine analgesia by PCA (PCA pump (CADD-Legacy PCA Pump, Deltec, Inc.) IV morphine bolus 1 mg, lockout time 10 mins.).~Device: wireless tDCS (StarStim, NeuroElectrics) non-invasive brain stimulation with a pair of electrodes with saline-soaked pads for delivery of direct current at intensity 2 mA for 20 mins."

DRUG

Morphine

"In Sham comparator group All eligible patients will be treated with patient-controlled IV morphine analgesia (PCA) (PCA pump (CADD-Legacy PCA Pump (Deltec, Inc.) morphine IV bolus 1 mg, lockout time 10 mins).~Device: wireless tDCS (StarStim, NeuroElectrics) non-invasive brain stimulation with a pair of electrodes with saline-soaked pads for delivery of direct current at intensity 2 mA for 30s at the beginning."

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Military Medical Academy, Department of Anesthesiology, Belgrade

All Listed Sponsors

lead

Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia

OTHER