tACS Brain Neuromodulation for Sensory and Motor Recovery After Neurological Impairments
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Summary
The overall goal is to investigate the effectiveness of a novel intervention - transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) for neuropathic pain management in people after spinal cord injury.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion/exclusion criteria for SCI subjects Inclusion criteria: A patient who 1. has neuropathic pain after traumatic spinal cord injury or amputation or brain injury; 2. has chronic pain, \>3 months; 3. is between 18 to 75 years of age; 4. is stable on oral pain medications at least two weeks. Patients are allowed to continue their pain medications, i.e., no change in pain medications. NOTE: we plan to begin the study with the spinal cord injury (SCI) subject population as a cohort first, then expand to other subject populations Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded if they 1.…
Interventions
- DevicetACS Sham
Sham tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.
- DevicetACS 10Hz
10Hz tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.
- DevicetACS 20Hz
20Hz tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.
Location
- The University of Texas Health Science CenterHouston, Texas