Effects of tDCS and TUS on the Perception of Pain and Functional Limitations Due to Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain
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Official title
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Transcranial Ultrasound (TUS) on the Perception of Pain and Functional Limitations Due to Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain (NSCLBP).
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of tDCS in combination with TUS for the treatment of pain and functional limitations in subjects with NSCLBP. The investigators hypothesize that there will be a decrease in pain levels with active stimulation, when compared to sham stimulation.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02954432
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 40 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
Device
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 85 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 31, 2016
- Primary completion
- Oct 31, 2022
- Completion
- Aug 31, 2026
- Last update posted
- Sep 28, 2025
2016 – 2026
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spaulding Rehabilitation Network Research Institute | Cambridge | Massachusetts | 02138 | — |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Sep 28, 2025 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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