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Not a traditional drug phase: Transcranial Direct Current Therapy (tDCS) for COVID-19

This study aims to verify the how well it works/effectiveness of treatment with transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) in patients with Long Covid who experience headaches, migraines, and chronic pain, such as arthralgia and myalgia, as well as sleep problems. Transcranial direct current stimulation is used in the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, with results that have proven to be effective for treating patients suffering from symptoms like migraines, headaches, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, or chronic neuropathic pain and insomnia.

Official registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05780450 · Fundación Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir · enrollment listed as 87

What this phase means

This study does not use the classic phase 1–4 drug ladder. It may be a device, a behavior program, a surgery timing study, or an early feasibility test.

Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.

What the registry says happens

If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Transcranial Direct Current Therapy (tDCS), or Sham (No Treatment). The registry lists allocation as randomized. This study aims to verify the how well it works/effectiveness of treatment with transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) in patients with Long Covid who experience headaches, migraines, and chronic pain, such as arthralgia and myalgia, as well as sleep problems.

They plan to enroll about 87 people at 2 sites. Taking part typically means using or being fitted with a device plus check-ins.

Official title (unrewritten)

Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current (tDCS) Treatment in Patients With Persistent Covid Who Present Headaches and Chronic Body Pain.

Interventions: Transcranial Direct Current Therapy (tDCS), Sham (No Treatment)

Primary outcome (registry wording): CHANGE FROM PRE-TREATMENT DEGREE CHRONIC BODY PAIN AT INMEDIATE POST-TREATMENT, 1 MONTH, 3 MONTHS AND 6 MONTHS

Who it is for (from inclusion criteria)

  • Ages 16 Years to any
  • Patients with Persistent Covid
  • All ages from 16 years old
  • Patients who passed the Covid in its acute phase in an asymptomatic, mild and severe way

Public study contact (from the registry)

LAURA GARCÍA MARTÍNEZ

+34691635330

lauragarciamartinez@mail.ucv.es

Published on ClinicalTrials.gov. Contact them as a possible participant. They decide eligibility.

Sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov

2 listed

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FAQ about this NCT record

Is NCT05780450 still recruiting?

The sponsor posted status “Recruiting” on ClinicalTrials.gov at last ingest. Sites can pause independently. Confirm with the official record and the listed contact.

What phase is NCT05780450?

Not a traditional drug phase. Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.

Can PlainTrials tell me if I qualify for NCT05780450?

No. The inclusion and exclusion lists on this page are readable extracts of the public eligibility block. Only the study team can screen you.

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