Home-based tDCS and Mindfulness-based Meditation for Self-management of Clinical Pain and Symptoms

Active tDCS with a constant current intensity of 2 milli ampere( mA)will be applied for 20 minutes per session daily for 2 weeks via the Soterix 1x1 tDCS mini-CT Stimulator device with headgear and saline-soaked surface sponge electrodes. The meditation intervention will be applied simultaneously with tDCS for 20 minutes per session daily for 2 weeks by a recorded meditation.

For sham stimulation, the electrodes will be placed in the same positions as for active stimulation, but the stimulator will only deliver 2(milli ampere) mA current for 30 seconds. The meditation intervention will be applied simultaneously with tDCS for 20 minutes per session daily for 2 weeks by a recorded meditation.

Active tDCS with a constant current intensity of 2 mA will be applied for 20 minutes per session daily for 2 weeks via the Soterix 1x1 tDCS mini-CT Stimulator device with headgear and saline-soaked surface sponge electrodes. The sham MBM intervention will be delivered via a CD player that will look identical in both active and sham MBM.

For sham stimulation, the electrodes will be placed in the same positions as for active stimulation, but the stimulator will only deliver 2 mA current for 30 seconds. The sham MBM intervention will be delivered via a CD player that will look identical in both active and sham MBM.