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ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2017

Does Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined with Peripheral Electrical Stimulation Have an Additive Effect in the Control of Hip Joint Osteonecrosis Pain Associated with Sickle Cell Disease? A Protocol for a One-Session Double Blind, Block-Randomized Clinical Trial.

Tiago da Silva Lopes, Wellington Dos Santos Silva, Sânzia B Ribeiro, Camila A Figueiredo, Fernanda Q Campbell, Gildasio de Cerqueira Daltro, Antônio Valenzuela, Pedro Montoya, Rita de C S Lucena, Abrahão F Baptista

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Article in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02813629 (Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Associated With Peripheral Electrical Stimulation for Pain Control in Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02813629 phase2unknown statusnot on this map

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Associated With Peripheral Electrical Stimulation for Pain Control in Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease

TypeinterventionalSponsorFaculdade Adventista da BahiaRan2016 to 2022Enrolled120ConditionsAnemia, Sickle Cell, Chronic PainArmstDCS plus PES
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Tiago da Silva LopesHealth and Functionality Study Group, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
Wellington Dos Santos SilvaHealth and Functionality Study Group, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
Sânzia B RibeiroHealth and Functionality Study Group, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
Camila A FigueiredoDepartment of Bioregulation, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
Fernanda Q CampbellHealth and Functionality Study Group, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
Gildasio de Cerqueira DaltroComplexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Salvador, Brazil.
Antônio ValenzuelaPhysical Therapy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, United States.
Pedro MontoyaResearch Institute of Health Sciences (IUNICS), University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain.
Rita de C S LucenaHealth and Functionality Study Group, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
Abrahão F BaptistaHealth and Functionality Study Group, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
Universidade Federal da Bahia · BRComplexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgard Santos · BRLoma Linda University · USUniversidade Federal do ABC · BRUniversitat de les Illes Balears · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic pain in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is probably related to maladaptive plasticity of brain areas involved in nociceptive processing. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Peripheral Electrical Stimulation (PES) can modulate cortical excitability and help to control chronic pain. Studies have shown that combined use of tDCS and PES has additive effects. However, to date, no study investigated additive effects of these neuromodulatory techniques on chronic pain in patients with SCD. This protocol describes a study aiming to assess whether combined use of tDCS and PES more effectively alleviate pain in patients with SCD compared to single use of each technique. The study consists of a one-session double blind, block-randomized clinical trial (NCT02813629) in which 128 participants with SCD and femoral osteonecrosis will be enrolled. Stepwise procedures will occur on two independent days. On day 1, participants will be screened for eligibility criteria. On day 2, data collection will occur in four stages: sample characterization, baseline assessment, intervention, and post-intervention assessment. These procedures will last ~5 h. Participants will be divided into two groups according to homozygous for S allele (HbSS) (

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BDNFelectroencephalographyneuromodulationperipheral electrical stimulationsickle cell diseasetDCSTNF

Identifiers

PMID29326577
PMCPMC5742338
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