Bicentre, randomized, parallel-arm, sham-controlled trial of transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) in the treatment of palliative care patients with refractory cancer pain.
Jean-Paul NguyenHélène GaillardAlcira SuarezÉlie Terzidis-MallatDiane Constant-DavidAurélien Van LanghenhoveAdrien EvinCatherine MalineauSon V O TanAlaa MhallaJean-Pascal LefaucheurJulien NizardPublished in: BMC palliative care (2023)
Positive results of this trial would indicate that tDCS can improve pain and quality of life of cancer patients in the palliative care setting. Reduction of analgesic consumption and improvement of activities of daily living should allow many patients to return home with a decreased workload for caregivers.
Keyphrases
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- palliative care
- double blind
- advanced cancer
- chronic pain
- working memory
- neuropathic pain
- phase iii
- open label
- end stage renal disease
- pain management
- phase ii
- study protocol
- clinical trial
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- placebo controlled
- squamous cell carcinoma
- patient reported outcomes
- spinal cord injury
- postoperative pain
- patient reported