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

Ki vehet részt

• Age ≥ 18y, ≤ 75y
• traumatic SCI (> 6 month after SCI) with a SCI severity grade AIS A, B, C or D
• At or below level spinal cord injury neuropathic pain on trunk or lower extremities according to the ISCIP classification (Bryce et al., 2012) of at least 4/10 intensity on a NRS (Langford et al., 2023) with in the last 7 days (WiderströmNoga et al., 2023)
• Good communication in German to understand the instructions, assessments and to fill in questionnaires
• Adequate siting balance
• Ability to draw with a pencil
• Ability to swing arms

Ki nem vehet részt

• Previous brain surgery
• Metal implants in the skull or brain, including cochlear implants, intracranial electrodes or a pacemaker (Datta et al., 2010)
• Drugs that affect cortical excitability (McLaren et al., 2018): Alcohol, Amphetamines, Theophylline (asthma treatment), Chlorpromazine, Clozapine, Amitriptyline, Doxepine, Imipramine, Maprotiline, Nortriptyline, Foscarnet, Ganciclovir, Ritonavir, Amphetamines, Cocaine, Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), Ketamine, MDMA, ecstasy Phencyclidine
• Previous adverse effects of stimulation with tDCS
• severe psychiatric disorder requiring psychiatric hospitalisation or mental disease that could interfere with their ability to participate
• A scalp or skin condition (e.g. psoriasis or eczema)
• History of epilepsy or seizure
• Pregnancy (anamnestic)
• Inability to give consent