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VIRTUAL WALKING AND TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION FOR CHRONIC NEUROPATHIC PAIN DUE TO SPINAL CORD INJURY

Rehabilitation
Pain
Online since 10 April 2025, updated 237 days ago
Curated trial

About this trial

This feasibility trial is enrolling 4 participants with chronic spinal cord injury to test the effect of virtual walking combined with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on pain. Virtual walking uses a monitor to create the illusion of being outside one's body so participants can see themselves walk. tDCS is a non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain delivered by surface electrodes attached to the scalp. If included, participants will receive 10 sessions of virtual walking and tDCS over two weeks. Final testing of feasibility and pain will be performed after 3 weeks.

Included participants

Gender
All
Age
18 - 75 years
Injury level
C1 - S5
  • Severity (AIS)?
    • AIS-A
    AIS-B
    AIS-C
    AIS-D
    Time since injury
    ≥ 6 months
  • Injury type

    • Traumatic

    Healthy volunteers
    No
    C1-S5
    Additionally, participants must
    NOT have metal implants in the skull or brain, including cochlear implants, intracranial electrodes or a pacemaker
    HAVE neuropathic pain at or below their level of injury

    What’s involved

    Type

    Rehabilitation

    Details

    - Participants will undergo 10 sessions of virtual walking combined with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over two weeks, with each session lasting approximately 20 minutes. - tDCS is a non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain delivered by surface electrodes attached to the scalp. - Final testing of feasibility and pain will be performed after 3 weeks

    Potential benefits

    Main benefits

    Pain

    Additional benefits

    General health

    Mental health and psychosocial factors

    Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.

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    • Trial recruitment status
    • Ended
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Oct 2024
    • Organisation
    • Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
    View on clinicaltrials.gov
    for more details
    • Trial recruitment status
    • Ended
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Oct 2024
    • Organisation
    • Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
    View on clinicaltrials.gov
    for more details

    Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder

    Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.

    Learn more

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