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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Clinical Setting to Reduce Pain in Older Workers

Aging | Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is one of the main factors influencing workers' retention at work. Considering that the prevalence of suffering from chronic pain increases with age, older workers are most likely to be absent from work because of their pain.

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a treatment option to reduce chronic pain.

This study aims to document the effect of tDCS on pain and work retention in older workers and to compare the traditional tDCS protocol (5 sessions) with an enhanced protocol (11 sessions).

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL

  • Eligible Ages:

    56 and up

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* To be more than 55 years old
* To have chronic pain
* To have employment relationship
* To have pain that interferes with work tasks

Exclusion Criteria:

- tDCS contraindications (epilepsy, metallic implant in the head, pacemaker, cochlear implant)

Study Location

Clinique régionale de la gestion de la douleur - CISSSAT
Clinique régionale de la gestion de la douleur - CISSSAT
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Canada

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Primary Contact

Rodrigo Deamo, PhD

Centre de Recherche sur le Vieillissement
Centre de Recherche sur le Vieillissement
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Canada

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Study Sponsored By
Université de Sherbrooke
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT05370833