Improving Sensorimotor Function in CIPN: A Randomized, Sham Controlled, Double Blinded, Crossover Mechanistic Trial of Transcranial Direct Current to the Sensorimotor Cortex

Summary

This clinical trial tests how well a type of non-invasive brain stimulation called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) works to treat chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in cancer survivors. CIPN is numbness, tingling, pain, and movement problems that can develop after chemotherapy as a result of changes to the nerves. A non-invasive form of brain stimulation called tDCS, applied to the area of the brain involved in sensation and movement, can temporarily improve the ability to detect vibration and temperature, as well as balance and walking, which may improve sensation and reduce pain in cancer survivors with CIPN.

Eligibility

Age range

18–85 years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Procedure
  Sham Intervention

  Undergo sham tDCS

• Other
  Survey Administration

  Ancillary studies

• Device
  Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

  Undergo tDCS

Location