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Active tDCS for Osteoarthritis

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Waitlist Available
Led By Hyochol Ahn, PhD, RN, MSN
Research Sponsored by Florida State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, week1, week2, and week 3
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a self-administered brain stimulation technique is feasible, acceptable, and effective in reducing pain for older adults with knee osteoarthritis.

Eligible Conditions
  • Osteoarthritis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, week1, week2, and week 3
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, week1, week2, and week 3 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Clinical Pain as Assessed by the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for Pain
Secondary outcome measures
Acceptability as Measured by the tDCs Experience Questionnaire
Change in Pain Related Cortical Response Using a Continuous Wave, Multichannel Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Imaging System
Feasibility as Assessed by the Number of Participants That Complete the Full tDCS Protocol
+1 more

Side effects data

From 2012 Phase 3 trial • 60 Patients • NCT01649232
10%
headache
10%
headedness / dizziness
7%
fatigue or nausea
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Active tDCS
Controls

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Active tDCSExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Sham tDCSPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Active tDCS
2012
Completed Phase 3
~1150

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Florida State UniversityLead Sponsor
199 Previous Clinical Trials
31,569 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Osteoarthritis
220 Patients Enrolled for Osteoarthritis
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)NIH
580 Previous Clinical Trials
10,376,438 Total Patients Enrolled
6 Trials studying Osteoarthritis
530 Patients Enrolled for Osteoarthritis
The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonLead Sponsor
904 Previous Clinical Trials
320,837 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Osteoarthritis
321 Patients Enrolled for Osteoarthritis

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Self-Administered Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Pain in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis
Hyochol Ahn, PhD 2019. "Self-Administered Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Pain in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04016272.
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