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ReviewSchmerz (Berlin, Germany)2023

[Transcranial alternating current stimulation to modulate oscillations in pain disorders].

Jan D Wandrey, Mina Kandić, Linus Haberbosch, Angela Serian

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Review in Schmerz (Berlin, Germany), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 49% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jan D WandreyKlinik für Anästhesiologie mit Schwerpunkt operative Intensivmedizin, Campus Charité Mitte und Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Gliedkörperschaft der Freien Universität Berlin, der Humboldt Universität zu Berlin und des Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland.
Mina KandićInstitut für Neuropsychologie und Klinische Psychologie, Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, J5, 68159, Mannheim, Deutschland.
Linus HaberboschKlinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Stoffwechselmedizin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Gliedkörperschaft der Freien Universität Berlin, der Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland.
Angela SerianInstitut für Neuropsychologie und Klinische Psychologie, Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, J5, 68159, Mannheim, Deutschland. angela.serian@zi-mannheim.de.
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DECentral Institute of Mental Health · DEHeidelberg University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic pain is a common health problem, for which the treatment is complex and challenging. Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, specifically transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), show promise as a well-tolerated new therapeutic modality with few side effects. This is supported by growing evidence of an association between altered neuronal oscillations and chronic pain. However, to date, only a handful of studies with variable methodology have evaluated tACS for potential applicability to patients with chronic pain.

objectivesPresentation and discussion of the evidence thus far, evaluation of a potential therapeutic benefit for chronic pain patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsLiterature search in MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar databases.

resultsTo date, tACS for chronic pain therapy has been investigated in only three studies with very different methodological approaches and quality. DISCUSSION: These data currently do not provide sufficient evidence for the therapeutic use of tACS for chronic pain therapy. Future studies may address the question of a therapeutic benefit of tACS for this indication utilizing improved stimulation techniques and considering existing recommendations for the design and conduct of tACS studies.

Indexed as

Chronic PainTranscranial Direct Current StimulationBrainHumansPhysical Therapy ModalitiesBrain stimulation, non-invasiveChronic painFibromyalgiaLow back painMigraine disorders

Identifiers

PMID36508031
OpenAlexW4311204440

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